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Adding a Printer to my Print Server Failing
So, on the Windows Server page I read the following.
Step 4: Add Network Printers Automatically
Print Management (Printmanagement.msc) can automatically detect all
the printers that are ...
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Why can't I map a network drive if I can ping the server?
I have a server running Windows 2003 R2 SP2. I can ping it from any computer on the network. My problem is that it acts as a file and print server, but none of the other computers on the network can ...
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On Windows 7, is there a way to map a printer such that it is available for all sessions?
While logged in as the normal console session user (i.e. no elevated privileges) I can start a custom Windows application the normal way, and I can send a file to a printer by pressing a print button ...
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How to get an HP printer to process print jobs again (TCP window filling up)?
This morning, our trusty HP PhotoSmart C5180 stopped working in a very weird manner:
According to the printer's display, all is correct [1]
The printer can be discovered correctly (DNS-SD)
The ...
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Why can this one user not print to a printer that someone else in the same office can print to?
Ok, here's the details guys:
I have 2 users in one room Hooked up to an Epson Printer. The printer is relatively old, old enough that it has to be plugged into the Old Printer port in a relay box ...
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Shared printer asking for password
I have set up printer sharing on a Windows 8 machine. The printer is working from Windows 8 as a local printer. However, other clients (running Windows 7) on the network cannot see it.
I have tried ...
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Windows 7, Printer is unavailable until PC reboot
We are having a problem that I haven't seen before and can find no answers to online.
A desktop running Windows 7 is unable to print using network printers. When the user tries, no matter what ...
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Brother 8880DN Scanning
We have a client with a Brother MFC 8880DN connected up to their server via USB and shared out, which is printing fine and all is well.
It's really a short question more so than anything - in order ...
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Windows 7 computer doesn't see wireless printer unless router is rebooted
I have a Dell laptop running Windows 7. It is directly connected to a Zhone combination DSL modem/router. I also have an Epson all-in-one printer connected wirelessly to the router.
Most of the time ...
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Second WAN/LAN in office, want to share printers between them
My business is growing so I've decided to purchase a second DSL line, to separate two departments to allow for more bandwidth usage.
Previously I had a network printer that served both departments. ...
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Large documents spool, but don't print
Well - essentially I have a network printer on a Std. TCP/IP port which has been working flawlessly for the last 6 months or so. Recently though it's been (randomly) failing when trying to print large ...
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How to connect computers to a network printer behind a router?
General question:
How to connect computers to an IP printer behind a router?
Particular question:
How to connect C-1 and C-2 to PRI?
What? Where?
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Which network drivers to install in which workstations of workgroup with different operating systems?
A network of 8 Windows workgroups contains workstations with
MS Windows 98 32 bit
MS Windows Vista 32 bit
MS Windows 7 32 bit
MS Windows 7 64 bit
MS Windows XP SP3 32 bit
MS Windows XP SP 3 64 bit
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Is it possible to find a printer's physical location in a building by its IP adress?
I am in a school with probably 200+ computers and I did an IP scan among a certain range and found three or four printers. I was wondering if it would be possible to find these printers in the school, ...
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Is a server or DC server required for a network printer?
I'm in the process of building, more like designing a small network for home. We currently have approximately 6 computers that can operate in the house. Unfortunately, all of these computers share one ...
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