[windows2000] Re: Changing printer name in Win 2K
- From: "Drew Shriner" <drew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 20:58:07 -0500
Remember that I'm not the one that originally asked the question. I'm
just another list member that seems to have the same problem.
I don't know about his - but for mine... we have many printers directly
attached to the network via JetDirect or other printer to network
attachment devices. Everything we have is connected via an IP gateway to
NDPS (we use HP Gateways, Xerox, etc, depends on the printer & network
attachment configuration).
If I wanted to rename a printer for everyone, I would either delete and
recreate the printer, or I would just rename it in NetWare
Administrator. My problem is - and what I thought his was - is that I
need to rename them at workstation level. We have a naming policy
district-wide that works flawlessly (i.e. F-1200-HPLJ4200-1 ((Building
ID)-(Room Number)-(Printer Type)-(Seq. Number))). That's at tree level.
So a printer name might be...
\\E-1000-HPLJ4200DTN-1.Printers.ECC.DIS.EFCTS
That's fine for nearly all of our users. There are, however, a few users
that are not computer literate, and need all of the hand-holding that we
can give them. Such users are those that need the printer to be renamed
(i.e. Printer, Color Printer, Duplex Printer, Printer in Lab1, etc)
That's what I can't figure out. It's easy to rename the printer for
*everyone*.
Drew
-----Original Message-----
From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Berry
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 7:55 PM
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Re: Changing printer name in Win 2K
>From: "Drew Shriner" <drew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>The page you mentioned isn't correct on the Novell Network I now manage
>- and I haven't seen that work on other Novell networks either. I
>_THINK_ that you are able to rename "public" NDPS printers, but not
>"private" ones (ones that are restricted. All of our printers are
>declared private - meaning you must be logged onto the network via a
>Novell client before you can print.
>
>Note the emphasis on think... I'm not sure that this is correct.
Ok, here are some questions:
How is the printer attached to the network? (Workstation, Server,
Direct)
Is the Printer NDPS-aware? If not, what kind of gateway are you using?
If you're using a Controlled Access Printer, can't you just use NetWare
Administrator to change the name value of the leaf object?
If that didn't work, why can't you just delete and recreate the printer
agent with the new name?
Have you tried changing the name in the Novell Printer Manager on the
workstation?
Have you tried the Novell forums? http://support.novell.com/forums/
Chris Berry
compjma@xxxxxxxxxxx
Systems Administrator
JM Associates
"The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of
the
Force." --Darth Vader
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