[THIN] Re: Network Printing

I havent tested with different types of profiles, but I know it works with
roaming and local, I don't see why it would'nt work for mandatory or flex.

 

The app wont create multiple print mappings to the same printer, it will
recreate the mappings, plus an option to delete all network printers
beforehand prevents duplicates and gets around the problem of multiple
printers for your roaming users when they travel between different
locations.

 

It could be used for siloing, so you could have mappings for test printers
and drivers only when users log onto specific servers.

 

Thanks,

Ant.

 

From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of M
Sent: 27 September 2007 22:06
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Network Printing

 

This has been a very interesting thread.

Ive been toying with this for a bit myself. 

 

Do your users have roaming profiles or mandatory (or Hybrid) ?

Are you siloing servers or have load managed groups ?

What happens if your users roam from one site to another site ... do the
users get multiple printers stored in their profiles ?

 

 

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Anthony Green <mailto:agreen@xxxxxxx>  

To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 9:49 PM

Subject: [THIN] Re: Network Printing

 

That sounds very similar to my app!  Only there's no limits and I can map
printers based on any scenario (machine, user, group). I'm also planning a
few other criteria for mapping the printers.

 

I've also put an export function in there as well, and soon to have an
import function, so print mappings can be saved and imported whenever you
like.  Handy if you have a load of printer mappings that you want to keep.
It can also do a cleanup of printer mappings to remove any legacy mappings
that have been there since god only knows when.

 

Thanks for the offer with the code I should be ok for now, I really like the
idea of having an approved driver list in the app somewhere though.  Got me
thinking J

 

Thanks,

Ant.

 

From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Angus Macdonald
Sent: 27 September 2007 09:00
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Network Printing

 

We use something similar for mapping NT queues. Here are the basics:

 

An MSSQL database holds a table containing client (machine) names and up to
5 NT print queue paths in \\server\share <file:///\\server\share>  format. A
tiny client app runs from the login script, connects to the database and
retrieves all the queues associated with the client name. Early versions
then ran con2prt.exe to make the connections but the latest version hooks
into printui.dll. This hooking allows the client to retrieve the neccessary
driver name and decide if it's already installed or not - we don't want
drivers installing automatically and have specifically banned some. Once the
driver is confirmed as present and safe, another call to printui.dll maps
the queue. The management UI (what there is of it) is built into our
in-house developed helpdesk system.

 

There are a few other bells and whistles but it's pretty simple and I can
lend you the Delphi source code if it would be useful.

Angus

-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Anthony Green
Sent: 26 September 2007 23:32
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Network Printing

I'm looking for a bit of advice with an app I'm developing.  I got the idea
from the hateful way network printers are assigned to users in Citrix
(policies).

 

Basically, it's a printing app that will map printers for users based on
their name, group membership, computername.

 

This is all managed from a single console, with a command line tool that
does the mapping of printers at login time.

 

What features would be the most desireable?...like mapping printers based on
client IP / IP range?... or deleting any existing printers before mapping
new ones?

 

Thanks,

Ant.

 

PS           Anyone using anything similar?

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