Cannot connect to printers

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Hi all,

I have a few printers connected to desktops that are listed in active
directory. One of them is a Laser Jet 5 and a Laser Jet 1022 (HP).

The machines that these are connected to print fine. Anyone on the network
trying to connect to these printers just sit there with the search light...
after awhile it times out.

Happens to all the printers coming off desktops, and these are different
desktops.

The client machines are XP (SP2, SP3) in a mixed domain 2000 and 2003. The
2003 domain controller has only just been bought online, before this it was
just 2000 and still having the same problems. I've checked permissions and
nothing seems to be missing so I'm a little lost.

Thanks
 
Re: Cannot connect to printers

Hello Gorge,

How do you try to connect, i assume you install them like normal printers
with Add printer wizard, choose the printer name via AD and install the drivers
to the client where the user works?

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hi all,
>
> I have a few printers connected to desktops that are listed in active
> directory. One of them is a Laser Jet 5 and a Laser Jet 1022 (HP).
>
> The machines that these are connected to print fine. Anyone on the
> network trying to connect to these printers just sit there with the
> search light... after awhile it times out.
>
> Happens to all the printers coming off desktops, and these are
> different desktops.
>
> The client machines are XP (SP2, SP3) in a mixed domain 2000 and 2003.
> The 2003 domain controller has only just been bought online, before
> this it was just 2000 and still having the same problems. I've checked
> permissions and nothing seems to be missing so I'm a little lost.
>
> Thanks
>
 
Re: Cannot connect to printers

Yep

That is correct.

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:ff16fb66a3a178cab436edd10c30@msnews.microsoft.com...
> Hello Gorge,
>
> How do you try to connect, i assume you install them like normal printers
> with Add printer wizard, choose the printer name via AD and install the
> drivers to the client where the user works?
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have a few printers connected to desktops that are listed in active
>> directory. One of them is a Laser Jet 5 and a Laser Jet 1022 (HP).
>>
>> The machines that these are connected to print fine. Anyone on the
>> network trying to connect to these printers just sit there with the
>> search light... after awhile it times out.
>>
>> Happens to all the printers coming off desktops, and these are
>> different desktops.
>>
>> The client machines are XP (SP2, SP3) in a mixed domain 2000 and 2003.
>> The 2003 domain controller has only just been bought online, before
>> this it was just 2000 and still having the same problems. I've checked
>> permissions and nothing seems to be missing so I'm a little lost.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>
 
Re: Cannot connect to printers

Hello Gorge,

What do you mean with the search light? If the printer is installed on the
client, there is either a problem with printer settings that maybe missmatch
or connectivity. Please post the printer ip configuration, the client ip
configuration where it is directly connected and from the client where you
have problems.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.
** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
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> Yep
>
> That is correct.
>
> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:ff16fb66a3a178cab436edd10c30@msnews.microsoft.com...
>
>> Hello Gorge,
>>
>> How do you try to connect, i assume you install them like normal
>> printers with Add printer wizard, choose the printer name via AD and
>> install the drivers to the client where the user works?
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have a few printers connected to desktops that are listed in
>>> active directory. One of them is a Laser Jet 5 and a Laser Jet 1022
>>> (HP).
>>>
>>> The machines that these are connected to print fine. Anyone on the
>>> network trying to connect to these printers just sit there with the
>>> search light... after awhile it times out.
>>>
>>> Happens to all the printers coming off desktops, and these are
>>> different desktops.
>>>
>>> The client machines are XP (SP2, SP3) in a mixed domain 2000 and
>>> 2003. The 2003 domain controller has only just been bought online,
>>> before this it was just 2000 and still having the same problems.
>>> I've checked permissions and nothing seems to be missing so I'm a
>>> little lost.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
 
Re: Cannot connect to printers

Hi,

What I meant was, the printer is showing AD. If you right click on it and go
connect it sits there trying to search for it, eventually timing out. It's a
USB connected printer. It's all running on the same subnet in a small
office.

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:ff16fb66a3a2c8cab44165766d70@msnews.microsoft.com...
> Hello Gorge,
>
> What do you mean with the search light? If the printer is installed on the
> client, there is either a problem with printer settings that maybe
> missmatch or connectivity. Please post the printer ip configuration, the
> client ip configuration where it is directly connected and from the client
> where you have problems.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>> Yep
>>
>> That is correct.
>>
>> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
>> news:ff16fb66a3a178cab436edd10c30@msnews.microsoft.com...
>>
>>> Hello Gorge,
>>>
>>> How do you try to connect, i assume you install them like normal
>>> printers with Add printer wizard, choose the printer name via AD and
>>> install the drivers to the client where the user works?
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>>
>>> Meinolf Weber
>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>>> confers no rights.
>>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I have a few printers connected to desktops that are listed in
>>>> active directory. One of them is a Laser Jet 5 and a Laser Jet 1022
>>>> (HP).
>>>>
>>>> The machines that these are connected to print fine. Anyone on the
>>>> network trying to connect to these printers just sit there with the
>>>> search light... after awhile it times out.
>>>>
>>>> Happens to all the printers coming off desktops, and these are
>>>> different desktops.
>>>>
>>>> The client machines are XP (SP2, SP3) in a mixed domain 2000 and
>>>> 2003. The 2003 domain controller has only just been bought online,
>>>> before this it was just 2000 and still having the same problems.
>>>> I've checked permissions and nothing seems to be missing so I'm a
>>>> little lost.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>
>
 
Re: Cannot connect to printers

Hello Gorge,

So it is not installed on another computer with Add printer wizard?

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.
** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> Hi,
>
> What I meant was, the printer is showing AD. If you right click on it
> and go connect it sits there trying to search for it, eventually
> timing out. It's a USB connected printer. It's all running on the same
> subnet in a small office.
>
> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:ff16fb66a3a2c8cab44165766d70@msnews.microsoft.com...
>
>> Hello Gorge,
>>
>> What do you mean with the search light? If the printer is installed
>> on the client, there is either a problem with printer settings that
>> maybe missmatch or connectivity. Please post the printer ip
>> configuration, the client ip configuration where it is directly
>> connected and from the client where you have problems.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>> Yep
>>>
>>> That is correct.
>>>
>>> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
>>> news:ff16fb66a3a178cab436edd10c30@msnews.microsoft.com...
>>>
>>>> Hello Gorge,
>>>>
>>>> How do you try to connect, i assume you install them like normal
>>>> printers with Add printer wizard, choose the printer name via AD
>>>> and install the drivers to the client where the user works?
>>>>
>>>> Best regards
>>>>
>>>> Meinolf Weber
>>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
>>>> and
>>>> confers no rights.
>>>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>>>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a few printers connected to desktops that are listed in
>>>>> active directory. One of them is a Laser Jet 5 and a Laser Jet
>>>>> 1022 (HP).
>>>>>
>>>>> The machines that these are connected to print fine. Anyone on the
>>>>> network trying to connect to these printers just sit there with
>>>>> the search light... after awhile it times out.
>>>>>
>>>>> Happens to all the printers coming off desktops, and these are
>>>>> different desktops.
>>>>>
>>>>> The client machines are XP (SP2, SP3) in a mixed domain 2000 and
>>>>> 2003. The 2003 domain controller has only just been bought online,
>>>>> before this it was just 2000 and still having the same problems.
>>>>> I've checked permissions and nothing seems to be missing so I'm a
>>>>> little lost.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
 
Re: Cannot connect to printers

I don't quite understand what you're saying.

It is installed on another XP computer using the wizard, shared and listed
in AD. Other computers trying to connect to it cannot.

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:ff16fb66a3a368cab4442aa099c0@msnews.microsoft.com...
> Hello Gorge,
>
> So it is not installed on another computer with Add printer wizard?
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> What I meant was, the printer is showing AD. If you right click on it
>> and go connect it sits there trying to search for it, eventually
>> timing out. It's a USB connected printer. It's all running on the same
>> subnet in a small office.
>>
>> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
>> news:ff16fb66a3a2c8cab44165766d70@msnews.microsoft.com...
>>
>>> Hello Gorge,
>>>
>>> What do you mean with the search light? If the printer is installed
>>> on the client, there is either a problem with printer settings that
>>> maybe missmatch or connectivity. Please post the printer ip
>>> configuration, the client ip configuration where it is directly
>>> connected and from the client where you have problems.
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>>
>>> Meinolf Weber
>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>>> confers no rights.
>>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>>> Yep
>>>>
>>>> That is correct.
>>>>
>>>> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
>>>> news:ff16fb66a3a178cab436edd10c30@msnews.microsoft.com...
>>>>
>>>>> Hello Gorge,
>>>>>
>>>>> How do you try to connect, i assume you install them like normal
>>>>> printers with Add printer wizard, choose the printer name via AD
>>>>> and install the drivers to the client where the user works?
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Meinolf Weber
>>>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
>>>>> and
>>>>> confers no rights.
>>>>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>>>>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a few printers connected to desktops that are listed in
>>>>>> active directory. One of them is a Laser Jet 5 and a Laser Jet
>>>>>> 1022 (HP).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The machines that these are connected to print fine. Anyone on the
>>>>>> network trying to connect to these printers just sit there with
>>>>>> the search light... after awhile it times out.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Happens to all the printers coming off desktops, and these are
>>>>>> different desktops.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The client machines are XP (SP2, SP3) in a mixed domain 2000 and
>>>>>> 2003. The 2003 domain controller has only just been bought online,
>>>>>> before this it was just 2000 and still having the same problems.
>>>>>> I've checked permissions and nothing seems to be missing so I'm a
>>>>>> little lost.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>
>
>
 
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