How can I push new printer driver with iprint ?

[hellbeach]

Hello everyone
We´re using NW6.5sp5 with ZFD7sp1 with iprint.

I have a bounch of printers and I wan´t to update the driver which is installed on the client machines for these printers. If I load this driver into the broker and assigns it to a printer, how can I make the client machine download this new driver ?

I tried removing the printer from the client machine and then logout/login (since I have iprint to run on login) and this worked, the new printer driver was pushed out to the client machine. But I wanna be able to push out the new driver automatically, how can this be done ?

 

[marvhuffaker]

In my experience, the new driver will be recognized and pushed down automatically. There's really no control that forces it to repush it (with NDPS remote printer management, you could do this - iPrint should do it automatically).

Note that I have found it better to push printers via Workstation package, and set the policy to run at user Login. Also I modify the iPrint.ini file to install the printer as a workstation printer, not a user printer.





Marvin Huffaker, MCNE

http://www.redjuju.com

See me speak at GWAVACON Jan 21-23 in Dallas.

http://www.redjuju.com/company/events.htm

 

[hellbeach]

I do push the printers via a workstation package and run at user login.
I have changed the driver for a Laserjet 1320 from PCL6 to PCL5 but it won´t automatically push the new driver to the workstations...

 

[terry712]

are you using ndps or iprint

the driver should auto update
iprint to be truthful seems more reliable at this.
afraid i havent used ndps for ages as iprint is the man

 

[terry712]

sorry just started to read this more

how are you squirting it at logon - are you using windwos\system32\iprntcm.exe -a ipp://shinyprintgod/ipp/horribleprinter

or ?

have you look at the new iprint management - believe it's beta but hey more than a day is good nough for me

 

[hellbeach]

I´m using iprint.

Terry:
"Squirting it at logon" ?
I haven´t put anyting in a login script, I´m pushing it out through workstation package.. or did I missunderstand you ?

 

[hellbeach]

Hmm.. check this out:

http://www.novell.com/support/searc...iceId=&dialogID=23781907&stateId=0 0 23791361

 

[terry712]

which iprint client are you using

with you now on the iprint policy - dont think i have ever set it- all our images have the iprint client on and then they can go and do it them selfs

i use a nal with the iprntcmd for citrix stuff

not sure of the tid - ours always update

 

[marvhuffaker]

That TID was from 2004 and is talking about iPrint client 2.02 or lower.. They're up to version 4.15 or 4.20 .

Marvin Huffaker, MCNE

http://www.redjuju.com

See me speak at GWAVACON Jan 21-23 in Dallas.

http://www.redjuju.com/company/events.htm

 

[terry712]

4.26 - i think

 

[hellbeach]

we´re using iprint client version 4.15