Admin Printer Setup?

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I am logged into the box locally as the admin. I am trying
to connect to a network printer. I can add the printer
with add printer utility using the \\server\printer
syntax, however, the system cannot access the printer
(access denied) because it is on the domain. How do I
either set it up differently or supply the credentials so
it can be accessed?

Thanks.
 
You have a couple of possible choices:

1. add the computer to the domain and then logon using a domain user account
that has access to the printer. In this scenario, you can add the domain
user account to the local Administrators group (while logged on locally as
Administrator) so that the domain user account acts as a local
administrator.

2. open a command prompt and use this command:

net use \\printservername\IPC$ password /USER:DomainName\DomainUserName
/persistent:yes

where:
printservername is the Computer Name of the computer that has the
(network) printer you want to use
password is the password for the DomainName\DomainUserName
DomainName is the name of the domain in which DomainUserName is defined
DomainUserName is the User Name for a user account defined in the
DomainName domain that is permitted to use the printer
/persistent:yes is exactly that character string - this is optional, but
makes the setting permanent, so you don't have to issue the command each
time you logon. Naturally, if the password for the DomainUserName account
is changed, you will have to re-issue the command with the new password.

After isssuing this command, you should be able to use the printer.
 
Ok, I seem to be doing something wrong with the syntax.
Let's assume the following and tell me what I am doing
wrong.

username:really
password:stupid
domain:doh
servername:printerserver
printername:printer01

I am entering the following with no luck:
net use \\printerserver\printer01\IPC$
stupid /user:doh\really /persistent:yes

just throws back a sytax explanation for net use. I have
tried many different combinations.

thanks for the help
-----Original Message-----
You have a couple of possible choices:

1. add the computer to the domain and then logon using a domain user account
that has access to the printer. In this scenario, you can add the domain
user account to the local Administrators group (while logged on locally as
Administrator) so that the domain user account acts as a local
administrator.

2. open a command prompt and use this command:

net use \\printservername\IPC$
Click to expand...
password /USER:DomainName\DomainUserName
 
Try

net use \\printserver\IPC$ stupid /user:doh\really /persistent:yes

This net use command connects to the hidden share called IPC$ on the
printserver (not the printer on the printserver), using the username and
password supplied thus establishing the credentials for all subsequent
connections from the client computer to the printserver computer. Then,
later, when you attempt to connect to the printer on the printserver
computer, the client has already been "authenticated" by printserver using
the credentials you supplied on the net use command, so the connection to
the printer will be permitted.

Well, anyway, that's the theory and it usually works!
 
Thanks Bruce. For whatever reason it will not except the
persistent directive. Works just fine without it. Not sure
what the cause is, but I can live with reissuing the
command as needed (i guess). :-) Appreciate the help.
-----Original Message-----
Try

net use \\printserver\IPC$
Click to expand...
stupid /user:doh\really /persistent:yes
 
Happy to hear you're working. About the /persistent:yes not working; this
is somewhat puzzling as it has always worked for me.

1. what exactly happens when you use it?
2. please verify that you are using the native Windows 2000 command prompt
(cmd.exe) and not the emulated DOS command prompt (command.exe).
 
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