2 Questions: What book? How to change printer ip?

[ahmtech123]

Hi. I have 2 questions.
1)I would like to learn VB script for the use of mapping drives, AD manipulation, software installation. I am new to this, does anyone have any particular book they would recommend?

2) I have a site that is changing their ip from 192.x.x.x to 10.x.x.x and I wanted to know the best way of changing their printers ip. I will change the ip manually on the jetdirect but I dont want to go around to each computer and change the ip in ports.
Is there any simple way to do this.

Thanks
Dan

 

[xwb]

With HP network printers, the easiest way is using jetadmin. It will detect all the printers on the network. Cold starting them will cause the IP to become 192.0.0.192

 

[ahmtech123]

Hi. I will change the printers ip manully. I am concerned about the ip set in the printers and faxes on windows xp.

 

[xwb]

Just tell the users that they have to redo their printers. In all the places I've worked at, most people will accept that because they know which is their favourite printer/fax. I'm talking developers: don't know about commercial users.

 

[ahmtech123]

I would do that however their is to much politics at my company. They baby the users. Also these people are not compputer savey. They dont even know what an IP address is.

 

[xwb]

Try the XP Pro Forum: maybe someone there has done something like that before.

 

[ahmtech123]

Tried. Ok thanks anyways. Thanks.

 

[mrmovie]

local printer ports,,adding one, from M$'s site

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objNewPort = objWMIService.Get _
("Win32_TCPIPPrinterPort").SpawnInstance_

objNewPort.Name = "IP_169.254.110.14"
objNewPort.Protocol = 1
objNewPort.HostAddress = "169.254.110.14"
objNewPort.PortNumber = "9999"
objNewPort.SNMPEnabled = False
objNewPort.Put_

 

[mrmovie]

why not setup a printer server??? that way you will only have to change one machine in the future when this sort of thing happens??

 

[earthandfire]

In answer to your first question, have a look at:

http://www.programmershelp.co.uk/vbscriptbooks.php

Hope this helps.