Gary Kjos
garykjos at gmail.com
Thu Sep 17 11:08:03 CDT 2009
Cool. Glad you got it resolved and thanks for sharing the solution. GK On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Tina Norris Fields <tinanfields at torchlake.com> wrote: > Hi Gary, > > Okay, we got the solution. It turned out that the IP address for the > local printer and the printer at headquarters were the same. Thus, we > were confusing the print facility - trying to print to the wrong printer > and not knowing it. > > Thanks for replying. Thought you'd like to know the result. > > T > > Gary Kjos wrote: >> Hi Tina, >> >> Our old VPN system at work allowed us to print to either local or >> remote printers. Our NEW MORE SECURE VPN where we now have to enter a >> number of a key fob like device now doesn't allow us to print locally >> anymore. While you are connected to the VPN you are essentially >> TUNNELED IN to the remote network and so your system can't really >> access any of the local stuff anymore until that VPN tunnel is shut >> down. At least that is my understanding. If you had a printer wired to >> the system you are VPN'ing from you MIGHT be able to print on that, >> but because your local printer is going through the local network, I >> think you are out of luck there. Let me emphacise that I AM NOT much >> of an expert on networking stuff. I'm just a user. >> >> GK >> >> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Tina Norris Fields >> <tinanfields at torchlake.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Here's the situation: >>> Computer connected to the Internet with a high-speed broadband Wimax. >>> Printer networked by cable to the local computer through the a router. >>> Much of the computer work is done over a VPN situated many states away. >>> Local documents, resident on the local computer, print fine to the >>> printer. Documents resident on the headquarters computer and accessed >>> over the VPN will not print on the local printer - display on the screen >>> fine - will not print. Documents copied from the headquarters computer >>> onto the local computer will print fine if the VPN is not connected - >>> will not print as long as the VPN is active. The print facility message >>> is that the printer is not responding. >>> Shut down the VPN and try again, the document prints just fine. >>> >>> I do not understand why this is. Does anybody here have an idea? TIA >>> >>> T >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dba-Tech mailing list >>> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com