Users Changed Printer's IP Address, no printing now

[Keith Lovrien]

I'm having trouble getting my 'old' jobs to print on printers where the ip address has changed. In these cases, the name has changed from printername to printername.sub
Under hp_ux11.00 and earlier, I can change the /etc/interface/lp/printername file, updating the PERIPH=printername to printername.sub. Then lpshut/lpsched and everything is fine.
HOWEVER, under 11.11, this isn't working. I've done the exact same steps, but no printing. Nothing changes in /var/adm/lp/log.
I have to remove the print jobs, remove the queue and re-add it via hppi. Then I can print new jobs. But I want to keep the old jobs and reprint.
I tried tarring up the files, and untarring them after the new queue is there, but they didn't print. Is anyone familiar with this? What other steps do I need to do under 11.11???

[Geoff Wild]

Manually - I havn't had success either.

But you have a work around.

Setup a "dummy" queue - or a queue to say a printer you have access to.

disable that queue

use lpmove and move the requests from the old queue

remove the old queue
re-add it
Then use lpmove again to move from your disabled queue to the new queue.

Rgds...Geoff

[Camel_1]

Yes, I think the simply way is to remove the printer and then recreate it with proper IP address.

Simon

[Keith Lovrien]

Sounds good, Thanks.

[Keith Lovrien]

OK