Re: Fax printer inaccessible

From: Rob (john_at_hmmausa.com)
Date: 12/07/04

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    Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 19:52:50 -0600

    I was having the same problem and your suggestion worked for me. How would
    I restrict network faxing to a specific security group?

    Rob

    "Ananda Sarkar [MSFT]" <anandsar@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:%23JFI7ykwEHA.1524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
    > 1. Is the XP client machine SP1 or more? If not, please update to SP1 or
    > more.
    >
    > 2. The user you logged on XP home - is that a local user on client or
    > domain
    > user? If it is a local user, it goes as anonymous to the server. If the
    > user
    > is a domain user - is that user authenticated on the server? I mean, can
    > you
    > log on with that credential directly on the server? If the user is a local
    > user, you can try a work-around of creating a user with same name/password
    > on the server.
    >
    > Otherwise you can try enabling the Security Option (from "Local Security
    > Settings") for (Security Options) -> "Network Access: Let Everyone
    > Permissions apply to anonymous users". The reason I suggest this is
    > because
    > with the default security settings, even if you have faxing permissions
    > for
    > everyone, that permission won't apply for anonymous users. This setting
    > enables that. However, note that you will be changing a security setting
    > for
    > the system - anonymous users will be always treated as part of everyone
    > for
    > your system. So, be careful before you change this setting.
    >
    > Thanks,
    > Anand
    >
    > --
    > Ananda Sarkar
    > Microsoft Printing, Imaging and Fax Team
    >
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    > rights.
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    >
    > "Rob_Henry" <RobHenry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:0F929D91-4663-4FD3-932D-256452C51A89@microsoft.com...
    >> Hello,
    >>
    >> I have installed a new 2003 standard server. Went well. Now I installed
    > the
    >> fax server and can fax from the server with no problems. When I connect
    > with
    >> my XP-Pro workstation I can fax. When I connect a user with XP-Home they
    >> cannot fax. The fax is shared with the groups administrator (me) and
    >> everyone. Our DC is a NT 4.0 box. All other services work fine.
    >>
    >> I have tried all the fixes and suggestions that I can find with no avail.
    > We
    >> run Terminal services on the 2003 box and all users can connect to it and
    > fax
    >> from it. But workstations cannot.
    >>
    >> On the workstations the users get Fax printer inaccessible in the control
    >> panel.
    >>
    >> Any ideas.
    >>
    >> Thanks
    >
    >

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