View Full Version : Modified printer mapping script
dragonash
06-03-2009, 02:04 PM
ok, for whatever reason, (i think its bordem), the windows team decided to change the server the printers are located on.
Which means we have quite a few users to manually update. Not all users are connected to the same printers obviously.
so basically, we have mappings just like \\servername\printername
Does anyone know of a script that can just change the server name on everyones computer? (i would rather drag and drop a file into their startup folders then go to each person individually)
The printers are named exactly the same on the new server.
Ninjahedge
06-03-2009, 03:38 PM
How are the printers named in the first place?
Where are the names kept? In the registry or something or in a log file?
(Just curious)
dragonash
06-03-2009, 04:34 PM
very good question.
time for some googling
edit:
KEY_CURRENT_USER\\Printers\\Connections\\<Printer>
so looking at this in the registry editor, i need something that would take whatever is in the connections folder and change the server key.
I feel like im so close to the answer and it seems entirely possible. But I lack the know how. lol
found something great!
http://www.petri.co.il/changeprintsrv.htm
Saboteur
06-03-2009, 07:13 PM
If they're going to be doing this a lot (moving print queues around) perhaps using DNS aliases for the print servers might be a smart thing to incorporate... if Winders allows you to do that for printers anyway.
shifty
06-04-2009, 12:05 AM
What he said ^^
Better yet, just re-setup everyone with mapped IPs (Local Printer>New Port>TCP/IP>etc.) and then you never hafta rely on NETBIOS *or* DNS resolution.
I don't do printer sharing on our network anymore NETBIOS is for *****es!
dragonash
06-04-2009, 04:00 PM
What he said ^^
Better yet, just re-setup everyone with mapped IPs (Local Printer>New Port>TCP/IP>etc.) and then you never hafta rely on NETBIOS *or* DNS resolution.
I don't do printer sharing on our network anymore NETBIOS is for *****es!
again...like in my other posts. Not up to us :)
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