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I'm trying to share a printer from a server using a cname record with that server. I can connect to the printer share just fine if I use the actual host name for the server, but it giv.es me an error if I try to connect via the cname:

Windows couldn't connect to the printer. Check the printer name and try again. If this is a network printer, make sure that the printer is turned on, and the printer address is correct.

I have seen and tried everything suggested in this related question, including manually setting SPNs, with no luck:

How to Configure Windows Machine to Allow File Sharing with DNS Alias

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Joel Coel
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You need to add "DNS on the Wire" on the print server.

reg add HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print /v DnsOnWire /t REG_DWORD /d 1

Reference: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverprint/thread/00eeb192-d03a-4d1b-9066-427fc678ae97

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Not sure what you mean but surely all you'd have to do is set a CNAME record in the DNS Server pointing to either the server e.g. printserver.domain.local or create an A record so that printer.domain.local points to the IP address of the printer.. making sure that your client machines' DNS IP settings are pointing to the DNS server and not a default gateway router!

Rhys Evans
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