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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Printing and Faxing / October 2006Print Server issues in MS Vista
I am unable to connect to a Linksys 3 port print server using MS Vista RC1. I have Windows XP home, Windows XP Pro and Windows 2000 Pro on other machines that have no problem. I installed the print server driver and the administration program on the machine with MS Vista. Linksys Print Server shows up as a port but I am not allowed to configure the port. If I try to add a new Print Server port nothing happens; no messages, nothing. The Linksys administration program can see the print servers on the MS Vista machine and send a test page. I tried to create a new port using the IP address (it is a static IP address) but that doesn't work either. When printing I receive a print server failed message. I'm thinking it might have something to do with NETBEUI but that doesn't seem to be an option in MS Vista. This is a very simple Home/Office network but I need several printers and they are all hooked to print servers. Any help is appreciated! add Hi, To access a network printer in VISTA go to Printers, select add printer, local printer ,create a new port, when it asked for port name enter \\machine\printshare what ever this is for your server. For me this \\3P_PRINTSERV262\LP1 or LP2 or LP3 ( I have three printer attachecd to my server.) This is the name that shows up in My Network on XP. After that it askes to load the print driver and creates the port. Hope this helps  SignaturePaul > I am unable to connect to a Linksys 3 port print server using MS Vista RC1. I > have Windows XP home, Windows XP Pro and Windows 2000 Pro on other machines [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Any help is appreciated! Hey Paul, Thank you for responding. I cannot use "\\" in the port name. I can put the machine name without "\\" and without the printshare. However the doc never prints, it remains spooling. I was able to get the Linksys Print Servers to work by adding TCP ports, but it will only work for printshare 1, not the other 2 of the 3 ports. I also have 1 port that will not work using either the TCP port or the method you described. Any ideas? Does the anybody know if the final release of Vista will operate as WinXP for connecting print servers? > add Hi, > To access a network printer in VISTA go to Printers, select add printer, [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > > > Any help is appreciated! Create a new "Local Port" using the \\PServername\share format SignatureAlan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > Hey Paul, > Thank you for responding. [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] >> > >> > Any help is appreciated! Alan, That's what I attempted to do. Using that format it tells me port not found. If I put just PServername it creates the port but the doc never prints, just spools. I assume it's because it does not have the share however, it will not let me enter the share. I did verify that I'm typing '\\' not '//'. I'm using Vista RC1 build 5600. > Create a new "Local Port" using the \\PServername\share format > [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > >> > > >> > Any help is appreciated! Is the error The network path was not found? Then the machine can't view the device. This is a networking issue. net view \\PServername will return the list of shares or an error. SignatureAlan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > Alan, > That's what I attempted to do. Using that format it tells me port not [quoted text clipped - 69 lines] >> >> > >> >> > Any help is appreciated! What is your Pservername? SignaturePaul > Is the error > The network path was not found? [quoted text clipped - 76 lines] > >> >> > > >> >> > Any help is appreciated! I had to add the Local Port as an elevated admin net view \\pr710e17 Shared resources at \\pr710e17 Netport Express Print Server Share name Type Used as Comment -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PORT1 Print NetportExpress PRO/100 Parallel Port The command completed successfully. SignatureAlan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > What is your Pservername? > [quoted text clipped - 90 lines] >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Any help is appreciated! Alan, My print servers do not show up in net view. Let me expand that comment; they don't show up in net view on any of my machines and never have. They are Linksys. I can print to all of them without incident on the other machines. Any ideas? Thank you > I had to add the Local Port as an elevated admin > [quoted text clipped - 101 lines] > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Any help is appreciated! Hi qtasi, Do you know the Pservename for each of you print servers? SignaturePaul > Alan, > My print servers do not show up in net view. Let me expand that comment; [quoted text clipped - 109 lines] > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > Any help is appreciated! Paul, Yes, I know everything about them from the Bi-Admin software from Linksys. I can not see them in net view using the pservername or the IP address on any operating system. I'm so confused! > Hi qtasi, > Do you know the Pservename for each of you print servers? [quoted text clipped - 112 lines] > > > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> > Any help is appreciated! |
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