[dba-Tech] Windows Printer Sharing Question

Perry:

Everybody has all permissions.  I think the problem occurs before the 
printer permissions are looked at.  If I try to look at any resource on 
Hal9001 I get the "Connect to Hal9001" dialog box and after I enter the user 
name everything's OK.

Regards,

Rocky Smolin
Beach Access Software
http://www.e-z-mrp.com
858-259-4334

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Perry Harold" <pharold at proftesting.com>
To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" 
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Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:08 AM
Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Windows Printer Sharing Question


> Rocky
>
> Have you checked the security permissions for the printer -
> printer/properties/security.  They may not be set to allow you to control
> the printer.
>
> Perry Harold
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin -
> Beach Access Software
> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 10:49 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows Printer Sharing Question
>
>
> " If you navigate to \\Hal9001"
>
> I assume you mean through the My Network Places on Hal9004?
>
> "Right click on the printer, then hit connect. "
>
> No Connect option on the context menu.
>
> All the computers are in the same work group.  I don't think I'm using
> Domains.
>
> Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jon Tydda" <Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk>
> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'"
> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:24 AM
> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Windows Printer Sharing Question
>
>
>> If you navigate to \\Hal9001 it should show you a list of the visibly
>> shared
>> folders. I don't know about a workgroup, but on a Domain, they are:
>> Printers
>> and Scheduled Tasks. If you share a printer, it should appear in that 
>> list
>> too. Right click on the printer, then hit connect. That should give you a
>> connection to the printer and install the relevant drivers for it. After
>> that you shouldn't need to do anything else, just print.
>>
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software [mailto:bchacc at san.rr.com]
>> Sent: 23 March 2005 15:20
>> To: dba-tech
>> Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows Printer Sharing Question
>>
>>
>> I am implementing my new machine - Hal9004.  It came with Win XP Home.
>>
>> My current development machine is Hal9002 with WIN XP Pro. The backup
>> development machine is Hal9001 - Windows 2000. Hal9001 has the shared
>> printer hooked to it.
>>
>> When I start Hal9001 it prompts me for user name and password to which
>> I simply press enter.  User name is Administrator with no password.
>>
>> Hal9002 has no problem printing through Hal9001.
>>
>> But the new box - Hal9004 requires that I connect to Hal9001 before it
>> will
>> 'see' the printer.  I go to network neighborhood on Hal9004, click on
>> Hal9001's shared drive C, put in the user name Administrator and no
>> password, and everything's fine - I can print from Hal9004 through the
>> network printer on Hal9001.
>>
>> Of course, this is a PITA and I'd like Hal9004 to see the network
>> printer without having to do this connecting trick just like it's
>> older brother Hal9002..
>>
>> BTW, all the drives are shared.
>>
>> Any ideas how to fix this?
>>
>> MTIA,
>>
>> Rocky Smolin
>> Beach Access Software
>> http://www.e-z-mrp.com
>> 858-259-4334
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