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DHCP only to authorized computers

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by technical

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We have a DHCP, I want to restrict that only authorized users should be able to print to a network printer,

What happens it that there might be someone comes in with his laptop and gets connected to our internal network and sets up a printer on his computer by knowing the Printers ip and he can print with no problem, how can I restrict this?

Your help is very much appreciated

Thanks
JoelB

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by w2ktechman

On the print servers you can set permissions to the printers. Set it to authenticated users -- print

by ewgny

I think what Joel is saying is that a user with a laptop who knows the IP of the printer can install the printer on his Laptop using a tcp/ip
port install locally on his PC. This would bypass any print server and permissions for the printer.
I don't think DHCP is the answer. However in DHCP you can disable Netbios over tcp/ip which could restrict the users ability to browse. (unless he manually turns it back on). I think your answer is to keep outside users from accessing your internal network if possible.
Set up a DMZ for them with the appropriate rules
to allow them their needed access.

by hitchcock4

Some network printers can be set to accept data only from a specific network address.
If you can set this, then specify the Win2000 print server as the only address.

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