I run a guest Ubuntu under Virtualbox in Mac OS X.
The host Mac OS X has been configured to print on a network printer by someone else.
Now I try to configure the guest Ubuntu to print on the same network printer. I have provided the ip address and PPD file (extracted from the driver) of the printer during setup , but when I try to print a test page, it doesn't work.
Not sure what has been going wrong.
In general, when using a peripheral device on a guest OS, do I need to install its driver just as if the guest OS were a host OS?
Thanks.
Best Answer
The short answer here is "yes"
If it's a network printer, you should be able to access it over the network as if you were on a physical host.