Print Server issues in MS Vista

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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
 
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?
 
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.

Alan Morris said:
Create a new "Local Port" using the \\PServername\share format

--
Alan 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.

qtasi said:
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?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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.

--
Alan 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.

qtasi said:
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.

Alan Morris said:
Create a new "Local Port" using the \\PServername\share format

--
Alan 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.

qtasi said:
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,
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




--
Paul


:

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!
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
What is your Pservername?
--
Paul


Alan Morris said:
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.

--
Alan 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.

qtasi said:
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.

Alan Morris said:
Create a new "Local Port" using the \\PServername\share format

--
Alan 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.
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,
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




--
Paul


:

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!
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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.
--
Alan 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.

PaulB said:
What is your Pservername?
--
Paul


Alan Morris said:
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.

--
Alan 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.

qtasi said:
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

--
Alan 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.
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,
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




--
Paul


:

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!
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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

Alan Morris said:
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.
--
Alan 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.

PaulB said:
What is your Pservername?
--
Paul


Alan Morris said:
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.

--
Alan 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
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

--
Alan 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.
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,
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




--
Paul


:

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!
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Hi qtasi,
Do you know the Pservename for each of you print servers?

--
Paul


qtasi said:
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

Alan Morris said:
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.
--
Alan 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.

PaulB said:
What is your Pservername?
--
Paul


:

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.

--
Alan 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
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

--
Alan 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.
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,
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




--
Paul


:

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!
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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!

PaulB said:
Hi qtasi,
Do you know the Pservename for each of you print servers?

--
Paul


qtasi said:
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

Alan Morris said:
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.
--
Alan 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?
--
Paul


:

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.

--
Alan 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
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

--
Alan 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.
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,
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




--
Paul


:

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!
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