Network printers, I can find them with a workgroup user but not with domain user
I have recently moved a small business to domain environment, all clients have Windows 7 and the domain server is Windows 2008 R2.
One issue is network printers discovery.
When I am logged in with a local workgroup user and I search for network printers I see all of them.
When I am logged in with a domain user on the same machine and I search for network printers I can't find any printer, I get the message "No printers were found"
Network discovery is turned on, there is no print server, I just want to be able to search and find all network printers like I could with a local workgroup user.
Thanks
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June 24th, 2012 6:50am
make sure your Printer's IP is Static and it's from DHCP, and you will see the printer MCT / MCITP / MCTS / MCSA / C|EH
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June 24th, 2012 2:02pm
The printers are already with static IP so that can't be the reason.http://peteroy.blogspot.com/
June 24th, 2012 3:04pm
I found the solution with google:
http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/1374
Here is a quote
1. Open Group Policy Management Console
There are many ways to do this so use your favorite way.
2. Create a new Policy
Create a group policy in in the Organizational Unit where your computers are stored.
3. Browse to the relevent section
So this is what you all are waiting for:
Computer Configuration>Policies>Administrative Templates>Printers> Add Printer wizard - Network Scan Page (managed network)
This GP setting allows you to determine how many of the following printer types show up.
Number of Directory Printers
Number of TCP/IP Printers
Number of Web Services Printers
Number of Bluetooth Printers
Number of shared Printers
4. Other things to look at since you are here anyways
Some other settings that may be of interest to you as well are
Point and Print Restrictions (allows you to allow your users to add printers from set print servers without having a UAC prompt)
Printer Browsing (I am not sure if you need to configure this but I did just in case)http://peteroy.blogspot.com/
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June 25th, 2012 2:27pm