Printers not available in AD

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Jenifer Nech

We can find the printer using the list by computer
Other printers appear in AD
Option is checked to list in directory

It has been over two hrs since we shared the printer.

should it take this long?

How do we troubleshoot this?

JMN- Houston
 
Hello, if you have a large network with a few DC´s the replication can take
some time, I post some links here below may can be to use.

HOW TO: Publish Printers in Active Directory in Windows 2000:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q321837

Publishing a Printer in Windows Active Directory:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q234619

Using Group Policies to Control Printers in Active Directory:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;234270

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Regards,

Christoffer Andersson
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I have a small network with 47 wkstns and 2 DC's. It has been 2 hrs since we
shared this printer. Is there a command line tool to get it listed sooner?
Are there published times we should wait?

I fear that something is wrong.
 
Hello Jennifer, much posts to night -:)

1)

Make sure you can ping your full AD domain name by FQDN from your clients as
well from your servers like ping company.com and get response.

2)

There can be a replication latency. Install Windows Server Support Tools
from your Windows Server CD.

Start -> Run !type! replmon !enter!

You can use Replication Monitor to manually replicate the directory.

3)

We gonna figure out if the printer objects actually exists in the directory
service at all.

Start-> Run !type! ADSIedit.msc !enter!
!Right click! ADSI Edit Node !Click Connect to! ->
!Select a well known Naming Context! Domain -> !Click! OK ->
!Click! Domain [<SERVER>.<DOMAIN>.<DOMAIN>]
!(You now gonna se the domain as you see it in AD Users and Computer)!
!(Navigate to one of your computer accounts and click on it, the computer
account is showed as a folder in ADSIEdit, How ever under the computer
account you should see the printers as an PrinteQueue Class)!

I hope some thing of this helps, I have a few more steps but I'm 17 years
old and have school to take care of too, try this if you think it can be to
any help.

--
Regards,

Christoffer Andersson
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If the information was help full, you can let me know at:
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Yes! Thank you for your help. I see the printer when I click on the computer
using ADSIedit.
But, it does not show up when I list printers from the 'Add Printer' wizard.

Chriss3 said:
Hello Jennifer, much posts to night -:)

1)

Make sure you can ping your full AD domain name by FQDN from your clients as
well from your servers like ping company.com and get response.

2)

There can be a replication latency. Install Windows Server Support Tools
from your Windows Server CD.

Start -> Run !type! replmon !enter!

You can use Replication Monitor to manually replicate the directory.

3)

We gonna figure out if the printer objects actually exists in the directory
service at all.

Start-> Run !type! ADSIedit.msc !enter!
!Right click! ADSI Edit Node !Click Connect to! ->
!Select a well known Naming Context! Domain -> !Click! OK ->
!Click! Domain [<SERVER>.<DOMAIN>.<DOMAIN>]
!(You now gonna se the domain as you see it in AD Users and Computer)!
!(Navigate to one of your computer accounts and click on it, the computer
account is showed as a folder in ADSIEdit, How ever under the computer
account you should see the printers as an PrinteQueue Class)!

I hope some thing of this helps, I have a few more steps but I'm 17 years
old and have school to take care of too, try this if you think it can be to
any help.

--
Regards,

Christoffer Andersson
No email replies please - reply in the newsgroup
If the information was help full, you can let me know at:
http://www.itsystem.se/employers.asp?ID=1

Jenifer Nech said:
I have a small network with 47 wkstns and 2 DC's. It has been 2 hrs
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since
we
shared this printer. Is there a command line tool to get it listed sooner?
Are there published times we should wait?

I fear that something is wrong.
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Hello again Jennifer,

Start--> Search -> Find Printers

!(At the Find Printers windows DON'T type any thing just hit the Find Now
button)!

Are the printers listed up below?

--
Regards,

Christoffer Andersson
No email replies please - reply in the newsgroup
If the information was help full, you can let me know at:
http://www.itsystem.se/employers.asp?ID=1

Jenifer Nech said:
Yes! Thank you for your help. I see the printer when I click on the computer
using ADSIedit.
But, it does not show up when I list printers from the 'Add Printer' wizard.

Chriss3 said:
Hello Jennifer, much posts to night -:)

1)

Make sure you can ping your full AD domain name by FQDN from your
Click to expand...
clients
as
well from your servers like ping company.com and get response.

2)

There can be a replication latency. Install Windows Server Support Tools
from your Windows Server CD.

Start -> Run !type! replmon !enter!

You can use Replication Monitor to manually replicate the directory.

3)

We gonna figure out if the printer objects actually exists in the directory
service at all.

Start-> Run !type! ADSIedit.msc !enter!
!Right click! ADSI Edit Node !Click Connect to! ->
!Select a well known Naming Context! Domain -> !Click! OK ->
!Click! Domain [<SERVER>.<DOMAIN>.<DOMAIN>]
!(You now gonna se the domain as you see it in AD Users and Computer)!
!(Navigate to one of your computer accounts and click on it, the computer
account is showed as a folder in ADSIEdit, How ever under the computer
account you should see the printers as an PrinteQueue Class)!

I hope some thing of this helps, I have a few more steps but I'm 17 years
old and have school to take care of too, try this if you think it can be to
any help.

--
Regards,

Christoffer Andersson
No email replies please - reply in the newsgroup
If the information was help full, you can let me know at:
http://www.itsystem.se/employers.asp?ID=1

Jenifer Nech said:
I have a small network with 47 wkstns and 2 DC's. It has been 2 hrs
Click to expand...
since
we
shared this printer. Is there a command line tool to get it listed sooner?
Are there published times we should wait?

I fear that something is wrong.

Hello, if you have a large network with a few DC´s the replication can
take
some time, I post some links here below may can be to use.

HOW TO: Publish Printers in Active Directory in Windows 2000:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q321837

Publishing a Printer in Windows Active Directory:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q234619

Using Group Policies to Control Printers in Active Directory:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;234270

--
Regards,

Christoffer Andersson
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If the information was help full, you can let me know at:
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We can find the printer using the list by computer
Other printers appear in AD
Option is checked to list in directory

It has been over two hrs since we shared the printer.

should it take this long?

How do we troubleshoot this?

JMN- Houston
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