Printers not showing up in the directory

[Guest MMG2]

Hello,

 

I have a Windows 2003 machine as my print server. I am able to install and

share printers wthout a problem. All of my client computers can add the

printers on the server by telling the print wizard specifically where to go

but all but one doesn't show up when I try to add them by using the printer

directory. I double checked that the "List in the directory" box is checked

but still I get nothing.

[Guest Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)]

Re: Printers not showing up in the directory

 

Also make sure the group policy is enabled for publish them. This how to may

help,

 

printing issues

How to publish printers in the Active Directory....

http://www.howtonetworking.com/print.htm

 

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"MMG2" <MMG2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:9D61FC5F-4D92-4EFB-82DA-808A0941CF9D@microsoft.com...

> Hello,

>

> I have a Windows 2003 machine as my print server. I am able to install and

> share printers wthout a problem. All of my client computers can add the

> printers on the server by telling the print wizard specifically where to

> go

> but all but one doesn't show up when I try to add them by using the

> printer

> directory. I double checked that the "List in the directory" box is

> checked

> but still I get nothing.

[Guest MMG2]

Re: Printers not showing up in the directory

 

Thanks but this won't fix it because where I have my users and computers and

where I have my printers are two different servers. My print server doesn't

have Active Directory installed. Could this be the problem? I personally

don't think so because we have Windows XP and 2000 workstations that have

shared printers attached to them and they are in the directory... and

obviously they don't have Active Directory either. Is there some other way?

 

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Also make sure the group policy is enabled for publish them. This how to may

> help,

>

> printing issues

> How to publish printers in the Active Directory....

> http://www.howtonetworking.com/print.htm

>

> --

> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE

> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on

> http://www.ChicagoTech.net

> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on

> http://www.HowToNetworking.com

>

>

> "MMG2" <MMG2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:9D61FC5F-4D92-4EFB-82DA-808A0941CF9D@microsoft.com...

> > Hello,

> >

> > I have a Windows 2003 machine as my print server. I am able to install and

> > share printers wthout a problem. All of my client computers can add the

> > printers on the server by telling the print wizard specifically where to

> > go

> > but all but one doesn't show up when I try to add them by using the

> > printer

> > directory. I double checked that the "List in the directory" box is

> > checked

> > but still I get nothing.

>