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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Printing and Faxing / January 2006Adding a printer/port Commandline - Auto installing printers/portd
I am trying to install TCP/IP printers via command line on my Windows XP pro using the following command I get this: C:\WINDOWS\system32>cscript prnport.vbs -a -r IP_172.16.41.54 Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.6 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. All rights reserved. Unable to create/update port IP_172.16.41.54 Error 0x80041008 Invalid parameter Anyone know what's going wrong and how I can fix it? requires a hostname parameter (or IP address) -h prnport -a -r IP_1.2.3.4 -h 1.2.3.4 the r parameter is only the port name and that does not have to be the same as the -h parameter If the network card of the printer is in tcpmon.ini then the wmi process will consume your CPU cycles (on XP) due to a bug in cimwin32.dll Pass in the -o parameter to work around this Arguments: -a - add a port -d - delete the specified port -g - get configuration for a TCP port -h - IP address of the device -i - SNMP index, if SNMP is enabled -l - list all TCP ports -m - SNMP type. [e] enable, [d] disable -n - port number, applies to TCP RAW ports -o - port type, raw or lpr -q - queue name, applies to TCP LPR ports -r - port name -s - server name -t - set configuration for a TCP port -u - user name -w - password -y - community name, if SNMP is enabled -2 - double spool, applies to TCP LPR ports. [e] enable, [d] disable -? - display command usage  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. >I am trying to install TCP/IP printers via command line on my Windows XP >pro [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Anyone know what's going wrong and how I can fix it? I then added the IP address and it hangs. Does the PC and the TCP/IP printer have to be in the same subnet? That doesn't make sense because the wizzard will do it but the command line will not. c:\ cscript prnport.vbs -a -r IP_PRINTER -h 172.16.41.54 <-This command hangs the process I am 172.17.96.108 > requires a hostname parameter (or IP address) > [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > > > Anyone know what's going wrong and how I can fix it? As I stated in my previous post, there is a bug in the WMI provider. This has been fixed in Server but no customer has reported the problem to MS on Windows XP. Feel free to report it, since it's the only why it will be fixed. What printer are you targeting. HP and Lexmark use -o raw. Other manufactures have different settings. You need to read the documentation for the network card on the printer. > If the network card of the printer is in tcpmon.ini then the wmi process > will consume your CPU cycles (on XP) due to a bug in cimwin32.dll > > Pass in the -o parameter to work around this 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. >I then added the IP address and it hangs. Does the PC and the TCP/IP >printer [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] >> > >> > Anyone know what's going wrong and how I can fix it? Perfect so I can add the port no problem but now I'm having problems adding the pritners with an .INF file. I have downloaded the drivers for the printer and stored them in C:\2135ps2k\ I am executing the command: rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /if /b "Colour-EDM" /f "C:2135ps2k\XP2135PS.INF" /r "IP_172.16.42.71" /m "Xerox Phaser 2135 PS" /z /u When I hit enter I get a message that says Operation could not be complete. Any ideas why? > As I stated in my previous post, there is a bug in the WMI provider. This > has been fixed in Server but no customer has reported the problem to MS on [quoted text clipped - 68 lines] > >> > > >> > Anyone know what's going wrong and how I can fix it? try /f C:\2135ps2k\XP2135PS.INF you can also use prndrvr.vbs and prnmngr.vbs prndrvr -a -m "Xerox Phaser 2135 PS" -v 3 -e "Windows NT x86" -i C:\2135ps2k\XP2135PS.INF -h C:\2135ps2k prnmngr -a -m "Xerox Phaser 2135 PS" -r IP_172.16.42.71 -p "Colour-EDM" 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. > Perfect so I can add the port no problem but now I'm having problems > adding [quoted text clipped - 91 lines] >> >> > >> >> > Anyone know what's going wrong and how I can fix it? |
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