Re: Fax printer inaccessible

From: Shyama [MSFT] (shyamah_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/09/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 14:59:59 +0530

Give "Print" permission to the security group on the shared fax printer. 

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"Rob" <rob john@hmmausa.com> wrote in message
news:eBHy58$2EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> 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
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights.
> > Please do not send email directly to this alias. This alias is for
> > newsgroup
> > purposes only.
> >
> > "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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