Printer issue - new

[Richard D. Williams]

That's what I thought.

If I have a printer on a Linux server I just need to add that to my 
config file.
Then, anyone can reach it.

When a printer is added to the FP Windows config, does not that printer 
need to be on each PC?

Richard

There is no universal way

On 2/19/2020 6:31 PM, Fairlight via Filepro-list wrote:
> Find, as in actual discovery?  Highly, highly doubtful.  I'd go so far as
> saying 99.9999%+ unlikely.
>
> That would require wayyyyy more work than I can ever see fP Tech putting
> in.  Hell, HP and Brother can't even get that 100% right, and they write
> the damned drivers for their own printers.  (Literally, HP printers get
> lost, and Brother's driver is only fine once you coax it into knowing where
> the printer is.  It was -not- PnP.  At least the Brother stays
> connected, which is more than I could say for the HP.)
>
> More succinctly: "Hah!  No way in hell do I believe it can do it!"
>
> m->
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 03:37:44PM -0600, Richard D. Williams via Filepro-list thus spoke:
>> Does windows filepro have the ability to find a printer not on the users PC?
>>
>> Richard D. Williams
>>
>> On 2/19/2020 1:27 PM, Richard Kreiss via Filepro-list wrote:
>>> Filepro 5.0
>>>
>>>
>>> Client installed a new "server" named data1 running Windows 10 Pro with an
>>> HP Printer attached using a USB port labeled virtual porter port for USB.
>>> Printer name is: HP Officejet Pro 8100
>>>
>>>
>>> This printer is connected to "server" data1.  In filePro's  printer
>>> maintenance this printer is named HP-8100 and the destination is win: HP
>>> Officejet Pro 8100. This printer is set to the default printer. I can print
>>> from data1 but not any of the other computer.  Any suggestions as to why
>>> this issue occurs.  If someone tries to print an output they get a filePro
>>> error and then an 1801 error message which means that the print job is
>>> having issues with the windows defender firewall.
>>>
>>>
>>> I created an new incoming rule called printers opening the ports that the
>>> printers are using.  Should I also create an outgoing rule.  No I have not
>>> had my client's test the new firewall rule yet.  I have not run into this
>>> issue previously.
>>>
>>>
>>> I am accessing the new "server" data1 using GoToMyPC and have not had a
>>> difficulty creating outputs.
>>>
>>>
>>> I did not set up this server or configure the other computers for access.
>>>
>>>
>>> filePro is installed in the folder appl which is mapped as drive L.  The
>>> startup file is:
>>>
>>>
>>> echo off
>>>
>>> rem Run levy Goldbery & stettner program
>>>
>>> rem Richard Kreiss 03/03/2010
>>>
>>> set PFDSK=L
>>>
>>> set PFDATA=L:
>>>
>>> set PFPROG=L:\appl
>>>
>>> set PFDIR=\appl
>>>
>>> set PFGLOB=
>>>
>>> set PFCONFIG=
>>>
>>> set PFKeyTab=DOS
>>>
>>> set PFTMP=C:\temp
>>>
>>> set PATH=%PFPROG%\fp;%path%
>>>
>>> %pfprog%\fp\p lg_menu
>>>
>>>
>>> Any suggestions as to why filePro is not finding the printer?
>>>
>>>
>>> I may have to have this client upgrade to version 6 and create PDF's for
>>> printing if all else fails.
>>>
>>>
>>> Richard Kreiss
>>>
>>> GCC Consulting
>>>
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