Network Printer

[Fuad_1]

I have a network printer installed on one server with name prt10040. How can I know the ip address?

[eran maor · Accepted solution]

Hi

fisrt toy can try to do nslookup to the name of the printer , most of the time pepole add the ip of the printer to the /etc/hosts.

also if you are using jetadmin do :

jetadmin - spoller and do to modify a network printer and you will see the info about the printer .

you didnt said which o.s and version of jetadmin you are using , it will help more to help you .

[Jose Mosquera]

Hi,

By general rule, a network printer must be defined at least in /etc/hosts, so if you make a "ping prt10040" the IP addrees will be returned. Of course to do this ensure that printer interface card/device is powered!

Rgds.

[Bill Hassell]

You must go to the server where the printer has been defined and ask the server what it thinks the IP address might be. There is a LOT of confusion about network printers. For non-HP network printers, some (not all) have a selftest feature that allows you to see the printer's settings (IP address, subnet maks, gateway, etc). The server may be the only computer that knows the printer's address. If it is a Unix system, try nslookup for the printer's name. It may still not be resolvable and in that server, hardcoded in the remtoe printer setup.

[Bernd Dittmar]

Hi Fuad,

if it's a real network printer, you can look to the interface file in
/etc/lp/interface/prt10040
Ther's an entry like:

PERIPH=192.168.1.29
MODELSCRIPTNAME=net_ljx000
DEVTYPE="PJL"
TEOJ="-w"
STATUSLOG=""
HPNPFOPT=
TOJMON=""