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Printer not reachable in network

i've a low-cost printer Samsung i provided to configure in my network. i gave it a static IP and connected to my AP. i can ping (and use) the printer only if i'm connected to the same AP. why can't i ping this printer from any other pc in the…
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How calculate printer average-toner-coverage used per page using SNMP

I want to know the rage toner used per page, for example: for one page print was used x toner for other page print was uses 2X toner I suppose are some SNMP mibs/oids to do this; some idea ?
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Print server PS310U and Printer standby mode

I am experiencing an annoying behavior with my Tp-Link PS310U print server. I have connected it to a Samsung C430 printer, which is a USB laser printer. Actually, everything works fine as long as the printer goes into sleep mode. If the printer is…
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Automatically Setting Printer ACLs for Multiple Printers on Multiple Terminal Servers

Does anyone have an example of how to script (preferably as a batch file) to set ACLs on multiple printers installed on multiple servers? I searched Google and found some examples of settings ACLs on a single printer but not for multiple printers on…
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Missing GPO "Allow job name in event logs" in Windows Server 2012 R2

I am using Windows Server 2012 R2 (6.3.9600 Build 9600) for two different servers. However, one server has the GPO option "Allow job name in event logs" while the other one does not. I have examined the hotfixes for both servers, and I could not…
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Pos receipt printer

Is it possible to connect a receipt printer to a telephone for printing similar to how a Credit card terminal works when connected to a telephone line. Our clients donot have internet connections where we can connect the printer over Ethernet, so…
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Ping/print successful, cannot scan to network or access web interface for printer

We have an odd issue with one of our printers. As stated in the title, we can ping the printer, run a traceroute, can print and even scan if we use the Brother Control Center app but we're switching over to scanning all documents into a shared share…
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Printer dropping packets while in standby mode

We have an HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401n connected to a Brocade ICX6450-24P that is having some intermittent connection issues while it is in standby mode. I have a feeling there might be some electrical interference on the line due to the way it was…
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Network printers randomly print blank documents

We have two printers connected straight through Ethernet without a print server, one is a Samsung M2875FD, and the other one a Dell 1320c. Since we installed the Samsung printer, everybody noticed that they started randomly printing blank…
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HP P4014n will only print letter size

Had a user using HP P4014n locally, device suddenly stopped printing, I removed the printer, and uninstalled and reinstalled the printer drivers. Then readded printer. Now it will not auto-detect paper size that is in the tray. I've tried going into…
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Turning on one PC causes another PC to boot up also

When a particular user logs into her Windows 7 PC (PC A) on my LAN, another Windows 7 PC (PC B) will turn on, if it isn’t turned on already. The one thing these two PCs have in common is that PC B has a local USB-connected printer which is shared…
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Manage printers / change passwords on multiple printers

I need to change two specific settings on MANY printers. Most are HP. I was given a print server from someone who has left. I need to change all the notification emails to go elsewhere as well as the configuration admin password on each…
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Can I connect all the available network printers without using a logonscript?

In our organisation we have around 30 printers an we are currently connecting for the user all the printers using a logon script that calls the command line app con2prt for a series of printers. con2prt /c %1 But this has the great problem that…
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AD network printer

I have a quite broad but troublesome question to ask. The problem is, one network printer (installed on the main fileserver and shared to workstations) tends to go offline from time to time without any interaction. And comes back online while im…
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LPT passthru and RDP not working

I have RDP settings set to pass all devices thru however a device shared and captured on the local workstation is not accessible in the RDP session. For example, if I do "type filename.txt > LPT2" or "echo foo > LPT2" I get an error stating "The…
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