[RBG7-L] - Re: network printer

[Marc]

I think XP on the server and 98 on the workstations. It seems that the server only has 3 printer Icons listed, one for each workstation.   I was wondering if they could just plug the printer into the server and let the workstations access it?     marc   ----- Original Message ----- From: Bernard Lis To: RBG7-L Mailing List Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 7:51 PM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: network printer Marc, what is the operating system?  sounds like it is  a peer to peer network since they are trying to print from the server. Do these printers have a Jet Direct card or a built in network card? Each workstation should have the printer drivers loaded on the workstation, and the printer should be set up as a network printer. Try connecting one of the printers to a workstation, then sharing it and see if others can connect to it.   If they have 3 workstations and 3 printers why not connect each printer to each workstation and forget about the network.   Bernie Lis ----- Original Message ----- From: Marc To: RBG7-L Mailing List Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 7:18 PM Subject: [RBG7-L] - network printer I have a user that is having network printing problems. From what I can tell talking to them this is how it is set up.  At least this is what they think.   They have a server and 3 workstations.  The printer is not connected to any computer just the network. If they try to print from the server they can't. If they run prnsetup they get a message saying no printer installed or something like that ... use control panel.   When they do that RBase crashes, they restart RBase and run prnsetup and they can select a printer and print.   If they go to Start,,, Printers there is 3 printer, named HPworkstation1, HP workstation2...and 3   Shouldn't thery have some sort of printer for the server? Should they have the printer plugged into the back of the server instead of the network?   Thanks Marc