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bedouin:
In my office we have a Canon ImageClass D761 printer/copier; Windows identifies this printer as a Canon PC1200. It is attached to a Windows XP machine via the parallel port.

I have printer, as well as file sharing setup. I am able to access files from the machine flawlessly, and OS X finds, and attempts to print to the printer. The problem is that no document is ever physically printed, even though OS X shows a successful job is completed.

I'm assuming this is because there are absolutely no OS X drivers for this printer, nor are there any compatible GIMP-print drivers (that I can find). Googling to try and discover what drivers Linux folks might be using with this printer turns up nothing; the CUPS project doesn't really suggest a compatible driver either. On top of all that, the printer doesn't seem to speak Postscript.

So I believe there are two possible solutions, in order of preference. First, how could I determine what printer mechanism may have been slapped inside this multifunction device? Perhaps with that knowledge a compatible driver could be found.

Second, could there be something similar to CUPS, but for Windows? Is there some app that could send a standard postscript job to the Windows machine, either over SMB, IPP, or LPD and then translate it into something Windows could send through the Canon driver?

Thanks in advance. I'm sick of going to the Windows machine every time I need to print.

WMD:
OS X has a package of Canon drivers...this isn't one of them?

Also...there is an actual CUPS for Windows.  That would probably do what you're thinking of.

bedouin:
They have Canon drivers, but nothing for this printer.

Siplus:
you could always transfer the file over the network and VNC into the windows machine to print it... that would be a pain in the ass if you print a lot, though.

bedouin:
Will try this tomorrow and see what happens.

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