Print queues

[Olga_1]

If printer's IP address changed, do I have to re-create the print queue?

Thank you.

[Sachin Patel]

YES

[Stefan Farrelly]

To be safe, Yes. Its easy to do, easier than hunting around trying to change the IP manually (finding the right file and editing it) - but you can do it manually if you really have to.

[Sanjay_6 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Edit the file /etc/lp/interface/name_of_the_printer and edit this entry,

PERIPH=a.b.c.d

a.b.c.d -> old ip address of the printer

change this to,

PERIPH=a1.b1.c1.d1

a1.b1.c1.d1 -> new ip address of this printer.

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Helen French]

As suggested the best way is to re-configure the printer. But if you want you can edit the file /etc/lp/interface/queuename and change the ip address from that. Check the network connectivity, restart scheduler if needed.

[MANOJ SRIVASTAVA]

Hi Olga


/etc/lp/* has the files associated wiht the requestss , incase you are changign the printer name then you need to ercreate the queue , the /etc/lp/interface/printer_name has the IP adress if the printer was created using the IP adress . /usr/spool/lp/request is the directory where in the subdirectory wiotht he printer name is created . Also there are links to tempory files like /usr/spool/lp/FIFO and SCDLCK . So the better option is to recreate the queue .


Manoj Srivastava

[Bill Hassell]

As mentioned, editing the printer script will effectively change the IP address by changing the PERIPH= line. However, if you're not comfortable with editing these scripts, just use the removequeue and addqueue commands like this:

cd /opt/hpnp/bin (or /opt/hpnpl/bin, whichever is present)

./removequeue -q printer1
./removequeue -q printer2

then

cd /opt/hpnp/bin (or /opt/hpnpl/bin, whichever is present

./addqueue -h IP-of-printer1 -q printer1
./addqueue -h IP-of-printer2 -q printer2

and so on...