Max Wanadoo
max.wanadoo at gmail.com
Thu Sep 17 11:54:45 CDT 2009
Yeah, somewhat...comes from too many emails at the same time. Anyway, glad your sorted Tina. Max -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: 17 September 2009 16:15 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] VPN messing with the printer connection? Huh? ;-) Susan who? e-mailed them about what? What's that got to do with Tina and her VPN issue? Off on a tangent here Max? <GRIN> GK On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Max Wanadoo <max.wanadoo at gmail.com> wrote: > Susan, have you emailed them...they have a mailing list and I am on it and > there are all sorts of questions asked along these lines. > > Max > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: 17 September 2009 15:28 > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] VPN messing with the printer connection? > > 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 -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com