RE: [WinMac] Connecting Printers from 98 to W2KS

Subject: RE: [WinMac] Connecting Printers from 98 to W2KS
From: Perbix, Michael (PERBIX[at]lmsd.org)
Date: Fri Oct 12 2001 - 14:06:56 EDT

Actually if the name is longer than 12 character the OS CAN connect to it if
you type the path in ...for instance

\\printserver\J57 LaserJEt 4050n

will work just fine, we have about 40 printers installed. 98 I believe
suffers from the same but not sure...NT and W2K see them just fine....
  

    -Mike

> -------------------------------------
> Michael Perbix
> Telecommunications Specialist
> Lower Merion School District
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Johnson [SMTP:johnson@Pharmacy.Arizona.EDU]
> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 12:50 PM
> To: winmac@iffy.com
> Subject: Re: [WinMac] Connecting Printers from 98 to W2KS
>
> Ken Wieschhoff wrote:
>
> > Hi y'all,
> >
> > I'm helping a lawyer friend get his new office set up. We installed
> > Win2K server on one of his machines to do some file sharing and to spool
>
> > a printer. We have a mix of XP and 98 on the office computers.
> >
> > Problem is I can't add the spooled printer from the Win98 boxes, but I
> > can add them fine from XP. The 98 boxes are able to connect to the
> > Server via file-sharing so I know connectivity is not an issue.
> >
> > Is there a "special" way to setup networking to connect to the printer
> > under these circumstances?
> >
> > Any help is appreciated!
> >
> > ->Ken
> >
> >
>
> You do have to tell the W2K that you want to install other printer
> drivers for the queues when you set them up.
>
> Also make sure the printer's name isn't longer than 12 characters. I
> know Win95 has a problem with that, I don't recall if Win98 does or not.
> The symptom, though is similar...the things cannot connect or even see
> the shared printers properly.
>
> (I don't remember...it's been a LONG time since we ran into that problem)
>
> --
> Bruce Johnson
> University of Arizona
> College of Pharmacy
> Information Technology Group
>
>
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