How To View A Remote Printer in Windows NT 4.0

 Last reviewed: October 1, 1997
Article ID: Q172945
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51 and 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51 and 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows 95

SUMMARY

To monitor and administer a remote print queue in Windows NT 3.51, perform the following steps:

  1. Double-click on print manager.

  2. From the Printer menu, click Server Viewer.

  3. Type the computer name of the computer to monitor the queues of remotely.

To monitor and administer a remote print queue in Windows NT 4.0, perform one of the following procedures:

  1. Click on the Start button, and then click Run.

  2. Type the \\<servername>\<printer sharename>. (For example, \\myserver\hplaser)

    NOTE: If you do not have the correct permissions on that server, you will be prompted for a user name and password.

  3. Double-click on the printer queue you want monitor.

-or-

  1. Double-click on Network Neighborhood.

  2. Double-click on the server icon where the printer queue resides.

  3. Double-click on the printer queue you want monitor.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please refer to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120019
   TITLE     : Windows NT Remote Printer Administration Limitations

Additional query words: prodnt server viewer
Keywords : nthowto ntprint NTSrvWkst kbprint kbhelpfile
Version : WinNT:3.51,4.0
Platform : winnt
Hardware : ALPHA PPC x86
Issue type : kbhowto kbinfo

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Last reviewed: October 1, 1997
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