RE: Two PCs both printing to local printer

From: Patrick Rouse (PatrickRouse_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/25/05


Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 19:23:06 -0800

If these are all on the same local network you share this printer from the
workstation it's connscted to, then install it as a local printer on the TS,
so it's available no matter who's logged on. This way the user who's
computer it's connected to doesn't have to be logged on to have its' printer
available to the other user.

Another option is to just share the printer, then have the other user logon
and add the printer in their session as a network printer.

Printing help:
http://www.workthin.com/tsp.htm

Patrick Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://www.workthin.com

"ChuckW" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have two laptops at a clinic that both access quickbooks through a
> terminal server connection. They connect through wirless cards to a router
> and DSL modem. One of the two laptops has a local printer (HP Laserjet)
> attached to it. I would like to have it so that both printers can print to
> this printer from Quickbooks on the terminal server but have not been able to
> get this to work. It will print to the first laptop which the printer is
> physically attached to but not the second laptop. The printer name is HP
> Laserjet 3015.
>
> I can log on as the administrator to see all of the printers in our network.
> The HP Laserjet 3015 does appear but also, another printer appears which is
> HP Laserjet 3015 from Desk1 in Session 7. Desk1 is the PC name of my first
> laptop. As the adminstrator working on the second PC, I can select the HP
> LaserJet 3015 from Desk1 in Session 7 and it will print. But if I log on as
> a standard user, I cannot. The HP... from Desk 1 in Session 7 does not
> appear. Just the HP Laserjet 3015 which will not print.
>
> Can anyone provide a solution to our problem.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chuck
> --
> Chuck W



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