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New active directory printers?
When I set up a win 2000 workstation, the add printer thing lets me search the directory
if I choose entire dir it finds no printers
if I choose my w2k adv server it finds 2 printers (even though this is a subset of the ent. dir.)
but if I choose a printer it tells me it can't connect
of course if I ignore the directory and type in the old \\\\________\\________
method then it connects right away
I haven't put SP1 or 2 on the server because I thought I'd put it on a few workstations first and look for any odd behavior

Any ideas?

A
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New Have you published the printers in AD?
That's my first thought.

I'm running W2K Advanced Server here. I'll run dcpromo.exe and make me a domain, and let you know for sure.


Peter
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New Printers and AD
On the server, get the printer properties up (not the printing preferences) and look on the Sharing tab. There is a checkbox for "List in the directory".

Check this box, and see if that gets you anywhere.


Peter
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New Re: Printers and AD
Thanks for checking

yes, the box is checked

where it publishes them I don't know because except for searching for them during the add printer on the clients I don't see them

I don't see them listed in the AD tree anywhere when I go in thru Admin Tools and AD

A
Play I Some Music w/ Papa Andy
Saturday 8 PM - 11 PM ET
All Night Rewind 11 PM - 5 PM
Reggae, African and Caribbean Music
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New Re: Printers and AD
You'll only see them in AD Users & Computers if you have the "Advanced Features" thing turned on from the View menu.

Also, are the client machines actually logging into the domain?


Peter
Shill For Hire
[link|http://www.kuro5hin.org|There is no K5 Cabal]
New Re: Printers and AD
yes the clients log into the domain from W2K workstations

when you go to add printer you can add them the old fashioned way or you can search the AD

I thought it would be easier (and new and I do a lot of teaching and want to keep students up to date) to choose from AD

the printers show up
in an AD search (of the domain not the entire dir)
but when selected thisway can not be added

but the old way works

A

PS I asppreciate all your questions and responses thanks

Play I Some Music w/ Papa Andy
Saturday 8 PM - 11 PM ET
All Night Rewind 11 PM - 5 PM
Reggae, African and Caribbean Music
[link|http://wxxe.org|http://wxxe.org]
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