#Nfs manager for osx how to#
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Take the queue name from the end of this URI, enter it into the Printer Setup Utility, and click “Add.” (You can leave the driver as “Generic.”) The printer is now ready to go on your Mac. Ipp://computer-name-or-IP:631/printers/printer-queue-name In the KDE Printing Manager, you can find this by selecting the printer and the Information tab, which will show the printer’s URI. For Queue Name, enter the printer’s queue name in Linux. Click “Add,” and in the menu that comes up, select “IP Printing.” For Printer Type, select “Internet Printing Protocol,” and for Printer Address, enter the IP address of the Linux machine. To use the Linux printer on the Mac, open the Printer Setup Utility (found in /Applications/Utilities). To share a Linux PC’s printer with a Mac, first verify that your firewall is leaving open the printing port (631, most likely). If you have any problems authenticating at the end of this process, try performing it in administrator mode. Select the appropriate printer, and on the next dialog select “Raw printer (no driver needed).” Following this you’ll see several dialogs where you can set appropriate options (the defaults are likely fine) and a name for the printer. Open it, select “Add,” then “Add Printer/Class.” In the wizard that comes up, select “Remote CUPS Server,” then “Anonymous.” When prompted, enter the IP address of the Mac as “host,” and make sure the port is 631. Ipp://mac-ip-address:631/printers/mac-printer-queue-nameĪnd specify it as “Raw.” In KDE 3.4, you can add a printer with the Printing Manager. To use the printer in Linux, you must add a new network printer at: Select your method of connecting to the Internet, and then click the TCP/IP tab. Make sure the printer is on and connected to the Mac, which itself is on and connected to the network, and take note of the Mac’s IP address, which you can find in System Preferences -> Network. To share a Mac’s printer with a Linux PC, open System Preferences on the Mac (found in the Apple menu, or in /Applications), and select “Sharing.” Under the Services tab, check the box for “Printer Sharing.” Under the Firewall tab, if the firewall is running, check the box next to “Printer Sharing” to open the appropriate port. Either the Mac or the Linux machine can physically host the printer. Setting up printer sharing is fairly easy.

#Nfs manager for osx how to#

In this article, I’ll discuss how to set up Mac-Linux printer and file sharing using NFS and SSH. Mac OS X’s Unix base, however, means there are plenty of good options for networking a Mac with a Linux PC, despite the relative lack of documentation. You can find plenty of information online about building heterogeneous networks involving Windows, but relatively little about connecting Macs with Linux PCs in a home or small office network.