Cannot Rename Printers
 

I have two printers sitting on a Linksys Print server. Since i reinstalled XP Pro on one machine i cannot rename the printers on that machine. On the other machine and laptop i can change the names to whatever i want, on this machine i cant change them from the port name.

Any ideas?

Re: Cannot Rename Printers
 

Port name - you mean the share name? There is a quirk whereby the printer name flips back to the share name. You have to remove the share, rename it, then re-establish the share. Windows - what can I say :D

Re: Cannot Rename Printers
 

No, i meant port name, the printer doesnt need a share as its attatched to a print server

plus one of them on this computer always says its deleting, if i turn the printer on it goes to ready, turn the printer off and it says deleting again

Re: Cannot Rename Printers
 

I recently got one of the cheap SafeCom routers with an USB print server & didn't really get printer sharing working, properly, so I would welcome any advice anyone has regarding this - especially using a ZoneAlarm firewall.

The router seems fine, I could just do with sharing Mrs Gaz's printer (HP930) & my new HP7450, without actually sharing files, as well, any advice will be welcome ;)

Re: Cannot Rename Printers
 

Me no understand. The port name would be the IP address of the print server, with IP_ in front of it. Never known a printer revert to this name. I resolve at least half a dozen printer setup/fault issues a day.

The deleting thing sounds like Plug n Pray.

Re: Cannot Rename Printers
 

What don't you want Mrs Gaz to see... ??? :erm:

Re: Cannot Rename Printers
 

The printserver port has 2 ports called

LK96E7F5_P1 and LK96E7F5_P2

The printer ports are \\LK96E7F5\P1 or P2 if i use anythnig other than thi both get linked to the same printer which is wrong as well. See attached pic.

Why do you think plug and play is an issue? Neither are connected to a PC.

Re: Cannot Rename Printers
 

did you really need to ask ;)

Re: Cannot Rename Printers
 

cracked it!!

You dont define it as a network printer attached to the port. Define it as a local printer attached to the port and it works fine. Can rename it and it doesnt say deleting

Nice to know ive just wasted 4 hours!!

Re: Cannot Rename Printers
 

will try that, Gary, thanks :) - your grief is our gain, no point in sharing, otherwise ;)

Re: Cannot Rename Printers
 

Hmmm. JetDirects are setup using a TCP/IP port, and you specify the parallel port it connects to - this is translated to a port number (9100 for parallel 1, 9101 for parallel 2...)

You firstly seem to have set it up as though the print server is an addressable device like a PC, with the printer attached and shared (as P1 and so on). Not seen that before. Not sure what you mean by "local printer attached to the port". Any chance of a screen shot - for the curious :)

Re: Cannot Rename Printers
 

Here you go

You get there by going to the control panel
Click Add printer
Click next in the wizard
select local printer connected to this this computer (even though its not!)
now you will be on the screen as shown

Re: Cannot Rename Printers
 

what I done on my Belkin printserver is just add a TCP/IP port on the printer and all was fine and dandy. just make sure you got the IP address of your printserver and you should be able to just use TCP/IP printing piece of cake :D never had problems with this setup either.

Re: Cannot Rename Printers
 

I've not seen "LAN Manager Port" and "Print Server Port" used before. Normally it's either a Local Port - which can be a shared printer on another PC - or a TCP/IP port, which is usually a printer connected to a print server. Interesting! So you've set it up as though the print server is sharing the printer?

Re: Cannot Rename Printers
 

The LAN manager port isnt used, not sure where that has come from.

the printers are both connected to the print server and the print server is avaiable as a port from which the printer is available