networked printers

> If the print devices support SNMP, you can would need to write a tool to
> ping for SNMP print support. I don't know the RFC or what to query on. If
> the device does not support SNMP then you'd still need to send someone to
> the device and print the config page.
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> Alan Morris
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> > Greetings to all,
> > I have searched to, what seems, the ends of the internet for a way to
> > accomplish this and have yet been able to find a way that works. So
> > here is the problem. I work for an IT company that manages a good
> > number of companies providing a wide verity of repair, networking and
> > what ever else they might need. We are getting to the point where we
> > need to be able to track and report these companies electronic assets.
> > I have been able to write/modify/edit a vbs script that outputs an xls
> > spreed sheet of the things we are interested in as far as the PCs.
> > However, I can't find a way to get wmi to pick print servers. Note
> > that this is a printer that has an ip address like a pc and not a
> > printer that is shared over the network (that's easy). Please pardon
> > the long introduction but it was necessary to explain my position to
> > avoid 'say what?' replies. Thanks.

> If the print devices support SNMP, you can would need to write a tool to
> ping for SNMP print support. I don't know the RFC or what to query on. If
> the device does not support SNMP then you'd still need to send someone to
> the device and print the config page.
>
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