Accessing printers from server

[Guest benny wa]

I am attempting to have the server access a printer that is connected to an

office PC via a USB cable.

I can ping the PC from the server but when I try to install the printer

and print the test page I get an error.

What steps should I be going thru to setup the printer correctly on the

server and get it to print out?

 

Thank you

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Accessing printers from server

 

benny wa <bennywa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I am attempting to have the server access a printer that is

> connected to an office PC via a USB cable.

> I can ping the PC from the server but when I try to install the

> printer and print the test page I get an error.

> What steps should I be going thru to setup the printer correctly on

> the server and get it to print out?

>

> Thank you

 

Are you using AD?

Is the printer shared? Is file & printer sharing set up as an exception in

the Windows firewall?

[Guest benny wa]

Re: Accessing printers from server

 

Unfortunately I am not using AD. I inheirited this "wonderful" set-up as is

and it has no solid infrastructure.

On the PC that it is connected to I have it setup as shared.

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> benny wa <bennywa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > I am attempting to have the server access a printer that is

> > connected to an office PC via a USB cable.

> > I can ping the PC from the server but when I try to install the

> > printer and print the test page I get an error.

> > What steps should I be going thru to setup the printer correctly on

> > the server and get it to print out?

> >

> > Thank you

>

> Are you using AD?

> Is the printer shared? Is file & printer sharing set up as an exception in

> the Windows firewall?

>

>

>

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Accessing printers from server

 

benny wa <bennywa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Unfortunately I am not using AD. I inheirited this "wonderful" set-up

> as is and it has no solid infrastructure.

 

I'd suggest you remedy that ASAP. You're going to spend soooo much more time

trying to keep a workgroup running. And they already have a server OS, so

why not create an AD domain?

> On the PC that it is connected to I have it setup as shared.

 

File&Printer sharing exceptions in the firewall?

Usernames/passwords match, if you aren't using Simple File Sharing?

>

> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

>

>> benny wa <bennywa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>>> I am attempting to have the server access a printer that is

>>> connected to an office PC via a USB cable.

>>> I can ping the PC from the server but when I try to install the

>>> printer and print the test page I get an error.

>>> What steps should I be going thru to setup the printer correctly on

>>> the server and get it to print out?

>>>

>>> Thank you

>>

>> Are you using AD?

>> Is the printer shared? Is file & printer sharing set up as an

>> exception in the Windows firewall?