Connecting Network Printer to another domain

[alanbloom]

I am running a network with Windows 2000 Server as a DC. I have a separate network which has another server feeding four machines.

The reason there are two networks is that the four workstations are exam testing machines, and as a requirement of the exam conditions, cannot be physically connected to the main business network. However, the server it self it allowed to be connected, through a second NIC.

There is a network printer on the primary domain and I need to make it available to the second network. However, I'm confused how to achieve this - I have added it as a printer to the exam server machine and set the printer sharing. I was hoping that this would make it available to the exam workstations, but it is still not showing up. I'm probably missing something but not sure what... any ideas on how I need to set it up?

Thanks in advance!

 

[itsp1965]

Well if you are sharing one resource on a domain and you want other folks on another domain to access it, then they would need to be authenticated to that domain in order to see it.

Is there any reason why you just can't have the 4 clients connect to the printer via the IP address directly (okay I know you won't be able to manage it) but for the most part it should be enough.

 

[WhoKilledKenny]

[qoute]Well if you are sharing one resource on a domain and you want other folks on another domain to access it, then they would need to be authenticated to that domain in order to see it. [/quote] itsp... here is something interesting, I don't see a second domain in alanbloom's posting, I see a second network that is cutoff. A multi-home server is able to connect to both the exam network and main network. I doubt this server is running as a router since the exam conditional requirement is not to allow exam workstation to talk on the main network. So I don't think the exam PCs could even ping a network printer or even ping outside their subnet.

As a suggetion, since the server is sharing the printer, make sure the Network setting for the NIC on the exam side is running file and print services. On the workstations, attempt to connect to the shared printer using the IP Address of the exam NIC on the server. \\IP-ExamNICOnServer\printername

But, make sure this does not violate the rules of your exam room configuration. If it does Just drop a printer in that network and keep it stubbed off.

Jesse Hamrick

http://www.powershellpro.com

 

[itsp1965]

Oops you're correct Kenny.. just re-read the original post.. my bad!! Somehow I thought I read second domain instead of network...man I need a vacation

 

[WhoKilledKenny]

That is what confused me as well, because the title says "to another domain" yet the description is different.

Alan, could you answer the domain question, is it actually two separate AD domains? Suggestions for a solution is dependent on your environment and how it is configured...



Jesse Hamrick

http://www.powershellpro.com

 

[alanbloom]

Hi there
Thanks for all the replies - they are very helpful and have directly led to the solution to the problem... so I'm very grateful!!

My bad on the description - they are indeed two domains. From the exam workstation, I browsed to the server to find 'add printer' and then added it to a TCP port with the IP address of the Printer directly. Had to locate the drivers to complete the install* but then it worked fine.

* When adding the printer from the main domain workstations, the drivers load automatically, so I has wrongly assumed that the exam domain workstations would be able to do the same. Once I pointed to the right drivers, it worked fine.

Thanks again!