Printer share on member server not in AD?

When we browse to find printers in the directory, two, at a remote location,
do not appear. even though they have the box checked "show printer in
directory".

Any ideas?

Thanks!
-Bob

How do you browse for printers? If you're really browsing using AD users and
computers, make sure that "show user and computer objects as containers"
checkbox is selected in ADUC.

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Dmitry Korolyov [(E-Mail Removed)]
MVP: Windows Server - Directory Services


"you know who maybe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> When we browse to find printers in the directory, two, at a remote
> location, do not appear. even though they have the box checked "show
> printer in directory".
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks!
> -Bob
>

Oops. Substitute "find" for "browse".

When our clients computers use the "Find printers in the directory" option
when using the Add printer wizard, the only two printers at one of our
remote location do not show up when we click Find now, which should list
every printer on every server on any computer in my AD domain... right? I
mean the list shows about 30 printers distributed over the other four
locations, but not this location. This remote location print server is a
2000 member server (also doing local DHCP server and file share services)
and there are no DC's there. The DNS setup on the 2000 member server IP
config lists the two DC/DNS servers on the other side of the WAN, as typical
for other locations with same setup (no local DC's). I can't think of
anything else to add other than for other locations when we've chosen to
have the printers listed in the directory, the Find now option always fins
them.

Thanks.

"Dmitry Korolyov [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> How do you browse for printers? If you're really browsing using AD users
> and computers, make sure that "show user and computer objects as
> containers" checkbox is selected in ADUC.
>
> --
> Dmitry Korolyov [(E-Mail Removed)]
> MVP: Windows Server - Directory Services
>
>
> "you know who maybe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> When we browse to find printers in the directory, two, at a remote
>> location, do not appear. even though they have the box checked "show
>> printer in directory".
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> -Bob
>>
>
>

Well, if only printers from a single print server are not published, there
might be a problem with the settings of that server. Check event logs for
anything suspicious related to printers. Try to publish a printer manually.

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Dmitry Korolyov [(E-Mail Removed)]
MVP: Windows Server - Directory Services


"you know who maybe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Oops. Substitute "find" for "browse".
>
> When our clients computers use the "Find printers in the directory" option
> when using the Add printer wizard, the only two printers at one of our
> remote location do not show up when we click Find now, which should list
> every printer on every server on any computer in my AD domain... right? I
> mean the list shows about 30 printers distributed over the other four
> locations, but not this location. This remote location print server is a
> 2000 member server (also doing local DHCP server and file share services)
> and there are no DC's there. The DNS setup on the 2000 member server IP
> config lists the two DC/DNS servers on the other side of the WAN, as
> typical for other locations with same setup (no local DC's). I can't think
> of anything else to add other than for other locations when we've chosen
> to have the printers listed in the directory, the Find now option always
> fins them.
>
> Thanks.
>
> "Dmitry Korolyov [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> How do you browse for printers? If you're really browsing using AD users
>> and computers, make sure that "show user and computer objects as
>> containers" checkbox is selected in ADUC.
>>
>> --
>> Dmitry Korolyov [(E-Mail Removed)]
>> MVP: Windows Server - Directory Services
>>
>>
>> "you know who maybe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> When we browse to find printers in the directory, two, at a remote
>>> location, do not appear. even though they have the box checked "show
>>> printer in directory".
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> -Bob
>>>
>>
>>
>
>