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The term network printer refers to the printer in a network which is accessible to all the network computers for printing purpose.

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PHP Print to Network Printer

What I'm trying to do Print a PDF document on a network printer while passing printing parameters for things such as colour, orientation, duplex, etc. More information We have multiple network printers, for which the IPs are static and known (i.e.…
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Is there a .NET way to enumerate all available network printers?

Is there a straightforward way to enumerate all visible network printers in .NET? Currently, I'm showing the PrintDialog to allow the user to select a printer. The problem with that is, local printers are displayed as well (along with XPS Document…
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Error "Settings to access printer 'printername' are not valid" when printing from Windows service

I get the error mentioned when printing to a network printer. The error does not occur when run under XP/Win2003, in a WinForm app or when a local printer is used. The error does only occur when run as a Windows Service under Vista/Win7/Win2008 and…
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Android Wi-Fi Scan: Filter printers from ScanResult

I am working on a project, that needs to scan for public Wi-Fi access points. Currently, I am filtering the ScanResult like this: for (ScanResult scanResult : wifiList) { if (!(scanResult.capabilities.contains("WEP") || …
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PHP to Zebra Printer

I have this Zebra ZM400 Printer connected to the network (192.168.1.50). And I am trying to push a content to this printer directly from PHP. This is the idea and I am just stuck without any way to do this. I tried the…
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printing over network from PHP app

I have a set of printers connect over a network with Static IP assigned to each printer. Now i have a PHP web application running on a linux server which needs to send print jobs, to these printer over the network. Is this possible using lpr or cups…
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How to check in java if the PC is connected to the network printer?

Basically, I need to check the status of the n/w printer, if its on or not. Is there any way to do this in java? Is there any third party API or tool for this? I tried using PrintServiceLookup in java, but it does not give the status, if its on or…
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Printing using IPP without drivers (IPP Client)

I have a device/appliance that you cannot install drivers for. I would like to add the ability to support network/IPP/AirPrint printers by having the user add the IP Addresses. Since I am not printing through windows (which would use the IPP), how…
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Send text file directly to network printer

I have currently-working code which sends raw data to a printer by writing a temporary file, then using File.Copy() to send it to the printer. File.Copy() supports both local ports, like LPT1 and shared printers like \\FRONTCOUNTER\LabelPrinter. …
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How to send print job to printer in python

I used Tkinter to draw some lines in python and I would like to print that picture to usb connected and/or network printer in Windows. How should I do that?
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Toner levels using SNMP

I'm trying to get the toner levels from a Brother MCF-9465CDN using SNMP, in order to ultimately plot them in a graph using Munin. I'm not getting ink levels though. Although I'm a bit new to SNMP, I assume what I'm trying should be possible. $…
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Programmatically "hello world" default SERVER-side printer in ASP.NET MVC

I have the printer installed and working on an intranet server and I want to programmatically send "hello world" to that default printer. This seems like the simplest thing but I've been googling for a couple hours with no success. (note: I am…
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Java - List all network printers on LAN

I need to use Java to get a list of all the IP addresses on the LAN which belong to network printers. I don't need to print to the printers, I just need to find all of them. This is for an android application. Just to be clear, I'm not trying to…
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Can I send print jobs directly from a python program to the IP address of a CUPS print server?

I have two linux computers with fixed IP addresses: A print server, whereby the connected printer is shared via CUPS. (The server has the IP address "192.168.1.2" and the printer is called "test_printer".) A computer, on which a python application…
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How do I get the Printer status?

Is there any way I can get the printer status, like paper jam or out of paper, from a Network Printer? I'm working on a project to print from a Point of Sales into a A4 Network Printer, I'm planning to use the LPR native application but I can't get…
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