Re: Printer problems

From: Alan C (techserv_at_nospam.noisp.com)
Date: 05/18/04 

Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 13:47:29 +0100

Fraser,

I'll be back on site tomorrow, so I'll try your suggestion. If it's
still a problem, I'll re-post with any more info that I can glean.

Thanx a lot.

"Fraser Dickson" <faz_dickson@(removethis)hotmail.com> wrote in
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Alan,

Take a look at ->
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;242079

Can you try this on your NT box and let me know how it goes...

Thanx 

-- 
Regards,
Fraser Dickson [MCP]
"Alan C" <techserv@nospam.noisp.com> wrote in message
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> Spot on!  Also, on the XP box - in 'printer- properties' - I have
> added all appropriate users to 'security'.
>
> "Fraser Dickson" <faz_dickson@(removethis)hotmail.com> wrote in
> message news:eoRjL1MPEHA.2924@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> O.k
>
> Just to clear this up them the scenario is as follows:
>
> You have an XP box with a pritner connected to it
> You have shared this printer on the XP box
> From a NT machine you attempt to connect to the shared printer on
> the XP box
>
> This connection fails
>
> Correct?
>
> -- 
>
> Regards,
> Fraser Dickson [MCP]
>
>
> "Alan C" <techserv@nospam.noisp.com> wrote in message
> news:O0XzEwMPEHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Hate to say it, but this isn't the problem.  I have drivers on
> disk
>> for all the printers as we have been using them on NT4 for over a
>> year.  The problem is that when I try to add a networked (shared)
>> printer to NT4, the browser shows the machine name, but doesn't
> list
>> the printer as shared/available, even if I specify
>> \\machine\sharename.  The only difference then to now is the new
> XP
>> box that has the printer connected has a different ip address
from
>> NT4 box that it's replaced.
>>
>> "Fraser Dickson" <faz_dickson@(removethis)hotmail.com> wrote in
>> message news:%23tnbkoMPEHA.1348@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Alan,
>>
>> On your XP box that you have connected a printer to open up the
>> Printers and
>> Faxes window and select File -> Server Properties
>>
>> Click on the Drivers tab. In here are a list of drivers for the
>> printers you
>> have installed on the box. As you are connecting NT workstations
> to
>> this,
>> can you confirm that NT4.0 drivers are available as well?
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Regards,
>> Fraser Dickson [MCP]
>>
>>
>> "Alan C" <techserv@nospam.noisp.com> wrote in message
>> news:ugjQkYMPEHA.904@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> We have a network with SBS2k server and NT4 wk/stns.  Printers
> are
>>> either networked (tcp/ip) or shared.
>>>
>>> In preparation to a full upgrade we have replaced two NT4 with
>> XPPro
>>> boxes.  Networking is fine but printers are a problem.
>>> 1. A shared printer attached to XP box doesn't appear on the NT4
>> add
>>> printer list - error RPC server unavailable - RPC services are
>>> started on all pc's.
>>> 2. A networked printer on a 3-port HP jet direct server cannot
be
>>> connected to the XP pc's as they won't allow the port address -
>> e.g.
>>> 192.168.248.173:5101 to be entered.
>>>
>>> Help, Please.
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