Printer Sharing

Question

Okay... I have successfully set up the printer sharing - allowed through firewall, File and Printer sharing on, and am able to print from laptop(s) to the shared printer. However, there is one problem....   My wife's work computer is set up for a Citrix server - she connects to it through our home network (I'll call it 'home'). When her laptop is not on the Citrix server, she can print to our networked printer fine. However, when she logs in to the Citrix server, and I try to add a printer, using Find Printer, the only network that shows up is her Citrix (I'll call it ABC). This happens when she is home, connecting to her Citrix through our home server. I tried manually inputting the printer location (which worked when she was NOT using the Citrix) and it still could not find the printer.   Is there a way she can print to out home networked printer when she is logged in to the Citrix server? I would think there is some way, because she is still using our home network to access Citrix, but I am clueless about this type of thing. Message Edited by hrova on 08-29-200609:27 PM

helmecj01 · Answer

hi i think you setup a Citrix on all the computer at home

fudgieguys · Answer

I just Google the web and came up with this article. http://www.usc.edu/dept/accounting/AIS-Resources/printing_from_citrix.htm Hope it is helpful to you.

hrova · Answer

Thanks.. no luck there.... The printer is not conenected directly to her laptop, it is on a wireless network... Even if it were an HP LaserJet III compatible item, the fact that the printer - the whole hoe network even - cannot be found while in Citrix is the problem...

Thanks, though....

fudgieguys · Answer

I must admit, I am no expert with Citrix.  I have used it, but usually it was already setup by my company via the web. Sorry I could not provide any good answers.

hrova · Answer

Yeah - all her work printers are there on her computer, so she could print to them (even from our house), but that doesn't help when you want the printout in your hands at home....

When she said "Citrix," I immediately had visions of stuff I don't understand - heck, I was happy just to get the wireless network set up with normal printer sharing....

hrova · Answer

Okay... Thanks for that piece of info... I know for security reasons, it probably should be that way.... But, I thought I'd ask, anyway....

rwm32 · Answer

If our experience is anything to go by, you won't be able to get the printer set up so that Citrix will recognise it.  As I understand it, Citrix creates a virtual machine, which can only see the remote network: the Citrix environment is (intentionally) completely isolated from the local PC.

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