Hi guys, I was just having an interesting chat with one of our customers, and he raised a very good question.. :-)
They are a global organization, and consequently have thousands of printers, in hundreds of locations. Today, there is just a flat namespace (I think it's just built into AD) to enumerate printers. We were wondering what could be done to rearrange printers, so that they appear in a structured directory -- perhaps with top level OUs representing regions or countries, mid-level OUs cities, low-level OUs buildings, lower-level OUs floors, etc., to make it easier for traveling users to find and connect to a nearby printer. My question to you guys is -- what if anything are you doing to organize printers in AD? Do you let users browse for and attach to new printers, especially as they travel within the organization? Do you simply use a flat namespace and preconfigure workstations with the most likely printer in the vicinity of the user's assigned workspace? Inquiring minds want to know! :-) Thanks, -- Idan List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
