Re: Network printing - HowTo?

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"Linn Kubler" <lkubler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for the response Hal. Yeah, that's the method I'm currently using

Guess I'm wondering if sharing my network printers off of a server is the
best way to go about this or if there is some other method I could use.
I'm not even sure there is another way, maybe this is it but I don't know.

My problem is that the print spooler on one of my print servers keeps
crashing. I can't figure out why so I was wondering if there is any way
to take the server out of the loop.

Thanks,
Linn

"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" <hhh@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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See if this helps:

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterAllUsers.htm
Adding a network printer for all Users

Hal
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"Linn Kubler" <lkubler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,

I'm running a smallish network, 50 computers, 9 servers and about 26
printers. Most everyone needs access to about half of the printers.
What
is the best way to accomplish this?

Currently I have two servers setup with printers installed and shared
and
then I attach the workstations to those shares. This was working Ok for
a
while but now the spooler on one of my servers keeps crashing and I'm
not
sure why. It was suggested that I need to update the printer drivers
but
I
already have the latest printer drivers installed and have basically the
same drivers installed on each server. The other server is running just
fine so far.

I'm thinking the best way to solve this is to setup a new server and
migrate
the printers over to it, hopefully finding or simply replacing the
corrupt
driver along the way.

But that got me thinking.... Is there a better way to deploy printers?
Keep
in mind that only a few of my users actually have their own computer,
most
move around from computer to computer from day to day and having them
install their own printers is not practical.

Guess I'm wondering, how would you handle this situation?

Thanks in advance,
Linn








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