Re: Printing issue...

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Thanks for that...

However, I saw this exact same issue on a Windows XP machine as well... I
realize "Home" can't join a domain but was surprised to see this same issue
arise when trying to connect to a shared printer on an XP Pro machine from
another XP Pro machine in the same domain!! I had to supply credentials to
add the shared printer! Then I had to map a network drive using credentials
on that machine so that I could print to it once the connection has been
lost (i.e. a reboot)! This has never happened to me using XP Pro before...
I wonder if it has something to do with a SP2 bug ??

I hear what you are saying regarding the personal laptops. We enforce a
policy whereby the personal laptops MUST have the client version of our
enterprise anti-viris software installed. At least when they connect to our
network, they are goong to get the most recent virus def files. We are also
looking at implementing an enterprise anti-spam product as well.

Even with these policies in effect though, you still run risks and we
realize that.


Thanks,

Brad
"Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Oa8GJz7NFHA.1392@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Brad,
>
> Hasn't got anything to do with the firewall, but all with the version of
> XP.
> XP Home can't join a domain. So that user will always have to provide the
> proper user credentials.
>
> Besides that: you don't have any control over those personal laptops. If
> they are infected with spyware or virus, you get them in your network.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Marina
> Microsoft SBS-MVP
> One of the Magical M&M's
>
> "Brad Pears" <donotreply@xxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
> news:%23K5E6oVNFHA.2736@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> We have an XP Pro (SP2) desktop machine that shares a printer. This
> machine
>> is in the local domain. One of our sales users wants to print to this
>> printer using his own personal XP home laptop when he is in the office.
>>
>> I added the printer to his list of printers, but when I selected the
> network
>> printer name i.e. \\tele11\lj3330, I was asked for a username and
> password
>> with which to connect to the tele11 machine. I entered the administrator
>> account and password for that machine and was able to print no problem.
>>
>> However, once he rebooted his machine and tried to print to that printer,
> he
>> got an error. Right clicking on the printer driver and going to
> "properties"
>> caused and security error. I am assuming he is having permissions
>> problems
>> with gaining acess to the tele11 machine.
>>
>> I have set the persmissions in the properties of this shared printer on
>> tele11 wide open for the "everyone" group thinking that may resolve the
>> issue - but no go. He gets the same error.
>>
>> What does one have to do in order to allow a user who brings in their own
>> personal XP home laptops to print to a network share?? (we have several
>> users of this type...)
>> Might there be an issue due to the fact that the firewall is tunred on
>> for
>> the tele11 machine?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brad
>>
>>
>
>


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