Sufficient access error...

I'm trying to print from my work PC to my HP printer that's connected to my intel iMac (running leopard). I've enabled printer sharing on my iMac and installed Bonjour for Windows (1.0.4) on my laptop PC. My printer is connected to my iMac via USB cable.

Everything seems to go well until the final screen where I get the error: "You do not have sufficient access to your computer to connect to the selected printer."

Can anyone help me out with this? Any assistance would be appreciated!

Dell Latitude D800, Windows XP

Posted on Nov 3, 2007 1:12 PM

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Jan 11, 2008 7:22 PM in response to Owen Evans

Same problem here and I have turned the Windows Firewall off on my work XP laptop. Bonjour can see the printer and it allows me to select it but gives me the You do not have sufficient access error too. I've been trying to connect this PC to the printer connected to my iMac for two nights now. I thought I was pretty good at this stuff, but just can't get my hands around this one!

Any help out there?

Jan 16, 2008 8:02 AM in response to Owen Evans

Though this just a part of the german ReadMe/About of Bonjour 1.04 it might help to configure any firewall settings.
MS Windows -> Applications->Bonjour->Printer Assistant / About Bonjour

Bonjour ist ein Netzwerkprotokoll, das Netzwerkpakete auf dem UDP-Port 5353 sendet und empfängt. Falls Sie eine Firewall aktiviert haben, stellen Sie sicher, dass UDP-Port 5353 nicht blockiert ist, damit Bonjour korrekt arbeiten kann. Bestimmte Firewalls blockieren Bonjour Pakete nur teilweise. Treten sporadische Probleme auf, dann überprüfen Sie die Firewall-Einstellungen. Stellen Sie dabei sicher, dass Bonjour als Ausnahme aufgeführt ist und eintreffende Pakete annehmen darf. Bonjour konfiguriert die Windows-Firewall bei der Installation auf Windows XP mit Service Pack 2 oder neuer entsprechend.

Jan 27, 2008 6:58 AM in response to nicktoons71

I've been fighting the "Sufficient access error" for more hours than I care to calculate. I have a USB printer connected to iMac which prints fine from Mac side. However, in the Windows XP side it won't print from any program. I have the "bridged" connection, tried unplugging my Airport Express base station, turning off printer, etc. I've uninstalled and reinstalled Bonjour for Windows and all printers on my Windows side, I've downloaded the latest printer drivers I can find on the manufacturer's web site. I'm up against a wall and need more ideas to try! Can anyone help?

Apr 13, 2008 12:23 PM in response to jayelyn

After hours of checking printer manuals, turning firewalls on and off, disable airport password, etc., I finally figured it out! Since I was able to print from the Mac and not the PC, I went back to the Mac to see if I could get a clue from the settings on that machine. Voila! The share printer button was not checked off:

Apple>System Preferences>Print&Fax... Check the 'Share printer...' box and follow the prompts.

I went back to the PC and ran the Bonjour Printer Wizard again. Now I could see a network version of my printer, which I selected. Now I am able to print from both the Mac and the PC.

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