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Daniel
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Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:39 pm Post subject:
Anonymous access to shared printers |
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Hi,
I will set up a Windows server2003 as a printserver, and several other
companies that has their office in the same building will use those printers
that are installed on this new server.
We share a internet connection so everybody can access a router, but then we
have firewalls to each companies own little network.
My problem is that how to set up the server so that each client can install
the printer and use that printer, when we dont have a domain or similar -
each company has their own little network.
Anyone who has an idea?? We run Windows XP, 2k and 98 on the clients.
Best regards
Daniel |
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Steven L Umbach
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Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:46 am Post subject:
Re: Anonymous access to shared printers |
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I don't know if this will work for sure, but for shared folders if you
enable the guest account and then give the everyone group access to the
share then unauthenticated user access is possible. You could try the same
for the shared printers. Just be SURE to configure any shares carefully when
the guest account is enabled . You may need to tweak Local Security Policy
on the server to allow anonymous to be a member of the everyone group [ a
must for guest to work] , other anonymous access restrictions, and also
disable forced SMB signing by "disabling" the security option for Microsoft
network server: digitally sign communications (always). If none of this or
other replies helps you may also want to post in one of the
Microsoft.public.*.printing newsgroups. --- Steve
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823659 --- this
link may be helpful if you run into access problems.
"Daniel" <Daniel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FA60DF74-08BF-47E9-B743-27BD9F23691E@microsoft.com...
| Quote: | Hi,
I will set up a Windows server2003 as a printserver, and several other
companies that has their office in the same building will use those
printers
that are installed on this new server.
We share a internet connection so everybody can access a router, but then
we
have firewalls to each companies own little network.
My problem is that how to set up the server so that each client can
install
the printer and use that printer, when we dont have a domain or similar -
each company has their own little network.
Anyone who has an idea?? We run Windows XP, 2k and 98 on the clients.
Best regards
Daniel |
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Mark Gamache
Guest
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Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:22 am Post subject:
Re: Anonymous access to shared printers |
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I've done had to deal with this before. The easiest way to do it is make
the server a workgroup machine and enable the guest account. I'm pretty
sure there were no additional tweaks to make it work. Seeing that you are
sharing it among several companies you really don't want it to be a member
of any of their domains anyway.
Hope that helps,
Mark Gamache
CSS
"Daniel" <Daniel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FA60DF74-08BF-47E9-B743-27BD9F23691E@microsoft.com...
| Quote: | Hi,
I will set up a Windows server2003 as a printserver, and several other
companies that has their office in the same building will use those
printers
that are installed on this new server.
We share a internet connection so everybody can access a router, but then
we
have firewalls to each companies own little network.
My problem is that how to set up the server so that each client can
install
the printer and use that printer, when we dont have a domain or similar -
each company has their own little network.
Anyone who has an idea?? We run Windows XP, 2k and 98 on the clients.
Best regards
Daniel |
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