Re: local printing from the network

Windows XP Pro SP1, I get the same message if I try to access the domain
users on a printer not local to my workstation. I may just uninstall and
re-install the printer. I am not sure just yet.

Thanks
Paul

"Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS M" wrote:

> > Do you know what this means?
>
> No. What OS is on the workstation the printer is connected to?
>
> --
> Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP]
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> SBS Rocks !
>
>
> "Paul" <Paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:7C3B3ACE-12A9-4E29-AFF1-BD9F8015E168@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi Les,
> >
> > Thanks for your reply. I was able to get one to the printers to show up
> > by
> > granting permission to the Domain users. It worked great. But another of
> > the printers gives this message when I try to grant the domain users
> > effective permissions - "Windows cannot calculate the effective
> > permissions
> > for Domain Users". Do you know what this means?
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > "Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS M" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Paul,
> >>
> >> You'll need to re-share the printers from the workstations, granting
> >> access
> >> permission to the domain user accounts.
> >>
> >> But, one of the reasons you have a server is for print serving - i.e.
> >> install printers on the server and share them from there. There are many
> >> advantages to sharing from the server.
> >>
> >> The printer(s) can be directly connected to the server, but connecting
> >> the
> >> printers via the network (built in nics or print server) offers much more
> >> flexibility.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP]
> >> -----------------------------------------------------------
> >> SBS Rocks !
> >>
> >>
> >> "Paul" <Paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:C0BC3E79-32E9-4214-9491-F77B8BCF796D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Perhaps someone here can assist me. I have just installed SBS2003 and
> >> > cannot
> >> > see or access any of the local printers from the network that are
> >> > installed
> >> > and readily accessible locally. Prior to upgrading to SBS on the p2p
> >> > network
> >> > everything worked fine, now, I am unable to print to the local printer
> >> > on
> >> > another workstation. I hope that there is something that I can do
> >> > short
> >> > of
> >> > installing print servers on all of the printers or purchasing
> >> > additional
> >> > printers.
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Paul
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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