![]() ![]() Prnmngr.vbs -> Adds, deletes, and lists printers or printer connections, in addition to setting and displaying the default printer.Ĭopy all three of these scripts to a folder called "scripts". Prndrvr.vbs -> Adds, deletes, and lists printer drivers. Prnport.vbs -> Creates, deletes, and lists standard TCP/IP printer ports, in addition to displaying and changing port configuration. The vbs scripts we’ll be using are installed by default in Windows 7 (%WINDIR%\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\), and they are as follows: We are performing all of the remote administration from Windows 7 Professional workstations to Windows XP Professional workstations. ![]() NOTES: These directions pertain to any XP Professional workstation that you are able to remotely view through Windows Explorer (ex: \\192.168.1.100\c$), but not able to remotely view/manage printers through Windows Explorer. I hope that many of you will find a very beneficial use for this! I also believe that these steps will be helpful to some of you for other reasons as well. The steps I'm about to share with you have not only enabled us to overcome these quirks, but they've also helped us be able to remotely administer printers without ever having to interupt our physicians who need to continue using the workstations. We also are not able to install a printer through Windows Explorer because we get an access denied message (even though we have successfully authenticated to the admin share of the computer via Windows Explorer). For now, these instructions will refer to machines where no printers are shared. Some interesting quirks we've noticed are: We can navigate to "\\workstationname\c$" without any trouble, but if we navigate to "\\workstationname\" (to see a list of shares or printers), we do not see any printers, unless at least one printer on the workstation is shared. The System i system will re-ARP, and should receive any new changed information for the printer.Where I work, we have PACS workstations (running Windows XP Professional) that are owned and controlled by our vendor and are on a different subnet (which is also completely controlled by the vendor). Highlight the TCP/IP address of the printer, and choose Delete Entry.Īttempt to PING the printer. Right-click on the TCP/IP interfaces on the same TCP/IP subnet as the failing printer, and select ARP from the context or pop-up menu.Īll known TCP/IP addresses and their associated MAC addresses can be seen. Launch System i Navigator and click on the " " sign for the IBM i system.Ĭlick on Network > TCP/IP Configuration > IPv4 > Interfaces. Manually Clearing the ARP Cache using System i NavigatorĪnother way to resolve this situation is to manually clear the ARP cache using System i Navigator. The reason this typically arises is because the writer is never ended, and the constant flow of data does not allow for the System i ARP cache to ever time out. Then, attempt the PING or start the writer again. Note: Allow 15 to 20 minutes for any network hardware to clear cached data regarding the printer. If the writer is not started for 15 minutes, the ARP cache should automatically be cleared, allowing the system to find the new MAC address or IP address for the printer. You should run the following Change TCP/IP Attributes ( CHGTCPA) command to set the ARP cache timeout (ARPTIMO) parameter to 15 minutes: One way to resolve this situation is to end the writer and any other communications to this printer. ![]() The constant communication does not allow the system to clear the ARP cache entry, so the writer will continue to try sending data to the IP address of the printer.Īllowing the System to Automatically Clear the ARP Cache This happens when a writer on the iSeries is constantly attempting to write to the printer. This typically occurs when the ARP cache on the system has been unable to "timeout" old information and replace it with new information. This document discusses an issue where you are unable to PING a printer from the IBM i system using a host name after changing the IP address in the printer or print server hardware.
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