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Resolved Group Policy question on setting a printer path

Discussion in 'Windows Server System' started by muddyfox, 2011/12/08.

  1. 2011/12/08
    muddyfox

    muddyfox Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I'm currently trying to set a printer group in Group Policy for a batch of Windows 7 clients. This will be 3 printers two are fine as they are on a print server but I can't crack the third.

    This printer is plugged straight into the network (2008 Domain) and has a reservation in DHCP. I have used the fully qualified DNS name in both the DNS name field and printer path field. It's the latter that seems to be wrong (instead of a green triangle in the policy it comes up with a yellow one.

    What should I be putting?
     
  2. 2012/01/31
    muddyfox

    muddyfox Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I still haven't been able to resolve this one. Tried the qualified dns name SECON12345 or something like that (it's a Samsung Laser) and the IP Address in both Group Policy and a vbs printer script file. The latter tells me the name given to the printer is wrong.

    There must be a way round sharing a Networked printer that's not running on a Print Server, running the IP address brings up the Samsung interface ok and installing the printer by IP address on the workstations works fine and dandy as well. ??
     

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  4. 2012/02/02
    Arie

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    Arie,
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  5. 2012/02/02
    muddyfox

    muddyfox Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Thanks Arie.

    I will try that on Monday.
     
  6. 2012/02/10
    muddyfox

    muddyfox Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    thanks for the PM reminder Arie.

    I tried it yesterday and it seems to have done the trick.
     

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