Printer Command Line

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Does anyone know the command to find out the path of a printer in command prompt?

for example to find out the network paths, all you need to type in is

net use

and it brings up the drive and the path. im looking for something similar in command prompt if anyone knows it...

Appreciated.

 

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anybody?

 

How is the printer plugged in/shared?

 

printer is networked... i know you can get the details from printers, but im looking for a easy way for the end user to obtain the details like \\server\share rather telling me what it says in printers, as normally is a long name of location

btw: i have already checked that link, but i'm starting to think there isn't an easy way of doing this as i cant find much info...

 

but when they want another printer added, they say they have the path and they read out " hplaserjet 42100 at 4th floor south east monna building server 23421 " thats sooo longwinding to deceipher...

 

Keep in mind that if it's a straight IP printer, then it's likely not shared anywhere.

 

If it's a network printer can this not be setup through a printer server?

Or network through the computer attached to the printer if it was attached via a usb or LPT1 lead? So long as that computer is on and not log into windows and the printer has been enabled to share with the hand shown on the printer icon?

 

What about using Defprint???

in the CMD window I know you have to install a small exe file.

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and also this

 

see, we get around this issue here by putting a label on the front of each printer advising the filepath for the server (eg. \\printer-srv1\printer-001), and informing the user that they can use this to install the printer themselves (and how to do it). Worst case scenario is that they note the path and phone us to install it.

 

Good idea, we do something like that at work as well accept if it's a network printer we put a label on showing the IP address of that printer. Most printers like the Brother HL5270 DN have network cards installed inside the printer. Unlike some of the old ones which need to be connected through a jetway box.

Has anyone used or come across jetway boxes?

Also we display a lablel showing the name of that printer on the printer server such as office1 or Xray1 etc.

 

see. all our printers are hosted on print servers, and most of them have network cards. its just easier to host them off a print server and get people to install through the server to use it.