Printers, lpstat.

Manuales — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:29:13 GMT

Hi ..
I have a list of printers for being audited, i mean i need to verify the following:
- Number of jobs
i can do that lpstat $a | grep priority | wc -l
- Ip address
i can get it if the printer responds
- users
lpstat $a | grep priority | awk '{ print $2 }'

Also i need to verify if i can reach to the printer with HP WebJetadmin and also through http (link).
I'd like to know if i can do that from unix, i mean, if i run lpstat and it is showed
/usr/sbin/rlpstat: Connection to PRINTER1.PATITO.COM is down i understand that i can not reach the ip address of the printer, can i know with this one that i could not reach the printer through WebJetadmin using the browser? and what about http? is the same ....?
I mean, i want to use a script that reports this one withouth going to the browser and get the error, etc, there are 3000 printers for being verified and i need to get the answer quick through the script.
I have built a script, buth i need to avoid lost time going to browser and go to WebJetadmin and http, could you please let me know if i can do that revision from unix...

Re: Printers, lpstat.

Bill Hassell — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:38:12 GMT

lpstat is a very crude tool, designed primarily for serial and parallel printers, not HP JetDirect network printers or for remote printers located on other servers. WebJetAdmin has a lot of information but other than using lynx or other command-line http tool, the web interface is all manual. You can query every HP JetDirect printer using hpnpadmin (see the man page). Use hpnpadmin -v for a complete information list for the printer. See the man page for many different options to obtain the details you need. But this is just the printer, not the spooler

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