NT workstation printer sharing

Hi!

What you need to do is this.

In NT the printer settings for network printers is made on a per user basis.

So if you need 10 users to have access to a networked printer you need to login as each and everyone of thoose users and attach the printer.

Also each of thoose users needs a corresponding username on the other machine.

You don't need same passwords, but it helps if the passwords are the same.

/Hasse

Make sure the permissions to the printer have the "everyone" group included. Without it, only people with Administrative rights have access to the printer.

Another thought is to check your WINS settings. It should be set to the IP address of the WS that has the printer installed to it. Either primary or secondary WINS.

The BEST way to do this is set the networked printer up on a local port, that way no matter who is logged on, they can see the printer.

To do that you need to know the UNC path to the printer, typically \\PrintServerName\Printername.

First logon as administrator. If you are not sure of the UNC path, go through the set up as though you were setting up the network printer, in the connect to printer dialog box, select the printer and you will see the UNC path listed in the Printer sectionat the top of the dialog box, copy or remember that path. Click Cancel instead of OK.

This will return you to the My Computer/network printer choice area. Choose My Computer and click Next. On the next dialog box click Add Port.

Then select Local port, and click the new port button. Insert the UNC path in the dialog box that opens next.

Click OK or close your way out to the screen where you first saw the Add Port button and click the Next button. Then you will install the drivers, etc. as you norma