Printing to a printer in a domain from the workgroup

[Guest]

Trying to setup a printer (in a domain) on a XP laptop in a workgroup. Is
there a way I can keep the printer settings without having to re-establish
the users credentials?

 

[Paul Baker [MVP, Windows - Networking]]

I don't know what you mean by re-establishing the user credentials, but it
should work if you add an account to the domain with a user name and
password that matches the local account.

Paul

 

[Guest]

At the time a domain printer is added to a workgroup machine, typically a
user name and password is required for the domain. When a user reboots, the
user name and password will need to be re-entered for access to the printer.

 

[Paul Baker [MVP, Windows - Networking]]

Oh, I see. You will have to create matching accounts as I suggested.

Paul

 

[Bruce Sanderson]

You can re-establish the authentication to the domain using a .cmd file that
contains a net use command. The .cmd file can be added to the user's
Startup folder in the user's (local) profile on the workstation computer.
The net use command would look like this:

net use \\PrintServerName\IPC$ * /useromainName\DomainUserName

the "*" means prompt the user for the password. If you are not concerned
about exposing the password, you can put it into the .cmd file in place of
the "*".

We use this technique successfully when we have contractors using their own
computers that are not members of our Domain.

"IPC$" is a hidden share on every Windows computer.

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It's perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.

 

[Paul Baker [MVP, Windows - Networking]]

I encountered a similar issue today with file sharing.

I am accessing remote files that are on the domain from a machine that is
not part of the domain. Despite creating a matching account as I suggested,
Windows Explorer prompts for credentials.

Did something change or am I forgetting something? Perhaps this works the
other way around (going from the domain to a non-domain machine)?

Paul

 

[Paul Baker [MVP, Windows - Networking]]

This KB article explains the same:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/102035/en-us

Paul