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(More customer reviews)I tried this printer hoping it would allow me to share a printer for use by a combination of macs and XP machines. I've tried hanging a printer off one machine and then sharing it, but kept having issues when crossing OS platforms (XP to Mac, or vice versa). Well, the integrated print server in the IP4000R did the trick. It works great with Macs under OSX and with my XP machines. The printer can either plug right into the network if you are wired for Ethernet, or it can be accessible over WiFi. Select any machine (XP or Mac) to configure using the included USB cable and CD. After setting up the printer over the cable, just unplug it and you are ready to connect over your network from other machines by installing the driver off the CD. I run a combination of wireless and wired, and it works great (in my case I elected to use a wired connection to the printer since there was a jack in the right location) with all machines.
Did I mention that the printer is terrific too. I'd rate it as a great text printer (color and/or B&W), and a decent photo printer. If you don't need the print server capability, just go for the standard IP4000 and save your money. But if you have a mixed hardware environment, or don't want to use an external printer server (many of them a quirky), then this combination is a home run.
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2/8/200615-19-32. Canon
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