Re: local printing from the network

Sorry, but I don't have anything else for you, Paul ;-(. Perhaps logon as a
domain administrator and create the share? Just a guess.

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Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP]
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SBS Rocks !


"Paul" <Paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:923D6736-961A-4DDC-80A6-CA8FF2762B38@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Unfortunately Les, I received this message while I was at the workstation
> that the printer is directly connected and I was logged on as the user
> that
> is a local administrator.
>
> I know that this is an unconventional network but it is the P & VP want
> it.
> I myself would do it very differently.
> Back to my question?
> Thanks.
>
> "Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS M" wrote:
>
>> AFAIK, you need to be at the workstation that has the printer attached,
>> and
>> shared, and be logged on as a user that has local permissions to modify
>> that
>> share. You might re-create (delete first) the share.
>>
>> This is exactly why you don't want shares on workstations, no central
>> managment. Print servers are cheap, and work great.
>>
>> --
>> Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP]
>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>> SBS Rocks !
>>
>>
>> "Paul" <Paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:FE140653-3E83-4D95-B399-015AB4BFF43B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > 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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