In the bad ol' days of working with VMS and Pathworks there was an 8 character limit. Even though MS now allows many more, I have stayed with 8 -- mostly because they are easier to remember. Usually the first two characters give a clue to the brand of printer and the next 4 or 5 are more the model of the printer and the last to denote black or color. Been using this scheme for almost 15 years now even though Pathworks departed my networks over 10 years ago.
Len Hammond CSI:Hartland [email protected] On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Patrick Humpal <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/4/3/2434becf-8b3d-41cb-8f69-c32a27c8ea9d/090406_WindowsServer2003_ManagingPrinting_I.ppt > > > > Explains that in naming conventions for printer locations the max length > for the entire location name is 260 characters > > > > If you don’t already have a naming convention I would implement one; the > shorter the name the better. > > > > Pat > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Robert Peterson [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 08, 2009 11:54 AM > *To:* Active Directory Admin Issues > *Subject:* W2K3 - Network printer name length > > > > Can anyone point me to some specific guidelines or restrictions for network > printer name lengths? > > > > Our W2K3 Domain Controller is also serving as the print server. > > > > Thanks, > > Robert > > ~ NEW: CounterSpy Enterprise: Centralized Antispyware - #1 in eWEEK Test! ~ > > ~ ~ > > ~ NEW: CounterSpy Enterprise: Centralized Antispyware - #1 in eWEEK Test! ~ > ~ ~ > > ~ NEW: CounterSpy Enterprise: Centralized Antispyware - #1 in eWEEK Test! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/product.cfm?id=400> ~
