How to identify IP address of network printer(JetDirect printer) ?

[Worapoj P.]

Dear all expertise,

Anyone help me, right now on my system has one print type HP JetDirect. The problem
is how to find out its IP address? Because I have not created it.

Many thanks,
Worapoj P.

[Steven Sim Kok Leong]

Hi,

Its IP address is likely to be derived via DHCP from the DHCP/BOOTP server. You can try querying the DHCP database for its MAC address to find its corresponding IP address.

Hope this helps. Regards.

Steven Sim Kok Leong
Brainbench MVP for Unix Admin
http://www.brainbench.com

[Worapoj P.]

Hi Steven

I mean that I found this printer on system(HPUX 11.00) but I don't know ,where is location of this printer?
and don't know its IP address and which is DHCP server that gave it IP address. Is can trace back from
HP-UX or jetadmin configuration?

Thank you very much for answer.
Worapoj P.

[Steven Sim Kok Leong]

Hi,

I presume you meant that the printer can be found on your HP-UX 11.00 system when you perform an lpstat on it.

If you are able to perform an lpstat on it, then the printer server or IP address should be reflected in in the lpstat output.

Alternatively, run the command /usr/sam/lbin/lpmgr and check out its output.

Hope this helps. Regards.

Steven Sim Kok Leong
Brainbench MVP for Unix Admin
http://www.brainbench.com

[Worapoj P.]

Hi again,

for command "lpstat" and "lpmgr" could not display IP address information please see below,

----------------- lpstat -t --------------------------------
device for ps_test9: /dev/null
s_test9 accepting requests since Feb 20 18:11
printer ps_test9 is idle. enabled since Feb 20 18:11
fence priority : 0
--------------------------------------------------------------

---------------lpmgr -------------------------------------
ps_test9:network:yes, idle:yes:-:0: :
--------------------------------------------------------------

Thank you very much for help
Worapoj P.

[Thomas Kollig]

Have you tried "nslookup ps_test9" already? ;-)

Thomas

[Rita C Workman]

Well I feel like some more info would be helpful...but I'd start trying some of the following:

1. Can you ping ? If you can than you will see the IP address in the response.

2. Do you have JetAdmin on your 11.0 server. If you do than why don't you try those utilities:
Jetadmin/Administration Option #3/JetDirect Card Config Option #2/Information Option #4 .. will give you the info on that JetDirect card.
3....OR... From a PC with JetAdmin loaded (and most networks you can go over to wherever the Admin put this on the network ..usually on back drives W,X,Y or even Z) run the executable .. scan for that printer name .. pull up it's config (it will say your not authorized, just hit ok on it) and then go down the diagnostic tab/TCPIP/General info and the IP shows up there..

Just a couple thoughts to try,
/rcw

[Andreas Voss · Accepted solution]

Hi,

if the printer was setup with jetadmin you could do the following:

grep PERIPH /etc/lp/interface/ps_test9

This should show you the IP address of the printer.

Regards

[Rick Garland]

If the grep of the PERIP in the interface yields the printer name, it is probably being resolved in DNS or the hosts file. In either case, you should be able to do nslookup on the name and receive the IP back.

[paul courry]

I hate to suggest the obvious.................

Walk over to the printer (assuming it's an HP printer), press the MENU key until TEST MENU shows up, then select that. Now select CONFIGURATION PAGE.

Your complete printer configuration will print, including the IP address, subnet, server and whether DHCP is enabled or not.

Any questions? Please post the make and model of printer, we have one of everything over here and I'll post exact instructions for your brand and model.

[Manju Kampli]

Hi,

I do have similar situation at my sit. The printer are created with some name related to the site where it is installed and lpmgr command does not display the IP address.
When we add a printer thro jetadmin, it stores the IP address in /etc/lp/interface/$PRINTER_NAME file. check the parameter PERIPH in the file. U will find ur IP adress in this file.
One more thing, If the printer name is in /etc/hosts, NIS OR DNS ( any name resolution service), some times you may find the name in this file and do nslookup with that name and u should get IP addr

HTH
Manju