Active Directory Printer - Non AD User

KingPhoenix · 31-05-2005, 14:47

Hi Guys,

Hoping someone can help me out here, as my mind is absolutely fried.......

In my AD setup, machines have printers connected, and these are shared around the network where needed etc...

Ok, we have reps that come in occasionally from our sister companies, they used to have a printer (but i nicked it for another job as i decided they could share one from another machine) now the problem is, as theyre not connecting to my AD server, they have no permission to access the printer. I have set the security so that everyone has full control... but they still cant connect to it.... Any ideas???

31-05-2005, 14:57

can you not assign them to a group such as "damned sales reps" and assign that group access to the printer?

<shrug> I look at the AD stuff but currently am not allowed to break....i mean fix it or set it up

EDIT, I just noticced the bit about not in your AD group......ooops

MovedGoalPosts · 31-05-2005, 14:58

They are going to have to be able to connect to your network. Can they do that, i.e. even if they cannot actually connect to the printer, can they see it on their lists?

Do they need to connect to your network using a specific IP addy range, i.e. DHCP allocated by your server?

Is the printer attached to a PC or networked. If networked they may have to set up the printer IP port as part of the connect process.

KingPhoenix · 31-05-2005, 15:39

ok... the printer is connected to a AD client.... the sales reps connect to the network, and get a DHCP address no problems (they use this for web/email access) but they cannot connect to any of the AD resources (which i know is how its meant to work, as they are no ad authenticated) i just need to get them onto this damned printer..... The only other option i can think of is to stick a print server in place........ and get them to connect to that..... hmmm

Gareth · 31-05-2005, 16:58

Dunno mate, and am a bit tied-up with my own work at the moment... but I've got a great PDF book on AD if you want a copy.

Roy MM · 31-05-2005, 17:15

Could the answer be here?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...es/dirlist.asp

bdav · 31-05-2005, 17:24

What you need to do is share that printer share on the AD server, and then get the foreigners to connect to the share on the server - thats what I had to do in the same situation.