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Access shared printer in win 2000

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In windows 2000, you need to be joined to a domain or be logged on to a computer to be able to use it's shared printer. Is there any way to use the shared printer without logging in to the remote computer?

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by jschein

sure, if you enable GUEST on the pc sharing that computer... but... do you really want to do that?

just make a username / password on the pc sharing the printer exactly as the username / password you are trying to connect from.

good luck.

by jschein

sure, if you enable GUEST on the pc sharing that computer... but... do you really want to do that?

just make a username / password on the pc sharing the printer exactly as the username / password you are trying to connect from.

good luck.

by srobbins

go to the machine connected to the printer
Install print services for unix
go to admin tools and services make sure that the above service is started

go to the workstation install print services again
add a local printer
new port - lpd
point this at the ip of the machine job done

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