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title: "Can Printer Sharing and Popups be used between Macs?"
slug: "can-printer-sharing-and-popups-be-used-between-macs"
updated: 2024-04-01T08:15:42Z
published: 2024-04-01T08:15:42Z
canonical: "kb.pharos.com/can-printer-sharing-and-popups-be-used-between-macs"
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# Can Printer Sharing and Popups be used between Macs?

No, it cannot.

The Pharos server expects a direct connection from the client printing the job. If and when a sub-client who is piggy-backing off of a properly connected client prints, the correctly connected host Mac will get the Popup rather than the shared sub-client.

So if Mac A connects to the server properly and shares the printer, and Mac B connects to that share and prints, Mac A will get the Popup rather than Mac B, and the job will fail unless Mac A completes the Popup request. Furthermore, if Mac A doesn't know Mac B has connected to Mac A's share, Mac A will get seemingly random Popups.

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- [Secure print jobs remain at the terminal and are not released to the printer](/secure-print-jobs-not-being-released-to-printer.md)
- [Ricoh Integrated Printer Readiness](/ricoh-integrated-printer-readiness.md)