We used to/still do use a similar naming convention, ie: claims_8000_038, which was department, model and last octet of the IP. This was fine when there was one dept per section, all the printers were HPs, and all printers were on 10.x.12 ip range.
Since then, multiple departments use the same section, each section has a separate IP subnet, we now have HPs, Canons and Oces. We've recently started naming them by location, building, section & model. Claims_8000_038 which was an HP 8000 in Claims with an IP address of 10.2.12.38 has now been replaced with an Oce VarioPrint 2050 in a multi-department secion with a different IP subnet. Under the new naming convention it is Cvn_QFS_1stRight_VP2050 meaning Cavan Site, QFS Building, 1st Floor RHS, and it's a VarioPrint 2050. Due to the size of the sections, it's highly unlikely that there are going to be 2 2050's in the same section. If another network re-structure takes place, the queue is unaffected by the IP change. Lower queue maintenance in the long term, but the big issue is getting 2500 users onto the new queues, hence the script I'm working on posted previously. May not suit everyone, and somebody probably has a better solution, but it's the only one workable for us in the meantime. Regards Tony Patton Desktop Operations Cavan Ext 8078 Direct Dial 049 435 2878 email: [email protected] From: Kurt Buff <[email protected]> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Date: 22/04/2010 01:11 Subject: Re: Printer managment Don't know about "large" orgs, but my approach would be to 1) Set up new print queues with the names you want, pointing to the machines at their current IP addresses. Don't delete the old queues yet. 2) Get everybody switched over to the new print queues. 3) Set up DHCP reservations for the MACs of the printers. 4) Switch the printers to DHCP and reboot them, or just change their addresses to static equivalents of the of the reservations and at the same time update the print queues to the new addresses. 5) Delete the old print queues. BTW - I name print queues according to a definite format: DepartmentName-PrinterModel-JackNumber-LastTwoOctetsOfIPAddress - this yields a name such as Finance-Dell1300n-S138-1248. Kurt On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 06:20, Gavin Wilby <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I have taken over yet another site of around 50 users, all on XP > workstations. They have a 2003 server that acts as a DC, and file and print > server. > > They have around 20 odd network printers scattered over 4 floors, that have > all sorts of names and network addresses. > > I want to rename them logically and give them all static addresses in order > of their name, so Laser 1 would be 192.168.100.201 for example. > > Normally we would just rename the printer, change the IP address of it and > then manually remove the old queue from the relavant PC's and reattch the > new queue by connecting to \\server\laser1. > > I feel there must be a better and less disruptive way of doing this,... what > do you guys do when managing large organisations? > > -- > Gavin Wilby, > Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby > GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ This e-mail is intended only for the addressee named above. The contents should not be copied nor disclosed to any other person. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration), unless otherwise specifically stated . As internet communications are not secure, QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration) is not responsible for the contents of this message nor responsible for any change made to this message after it was sent by the original sender. Although virus scanning is used on all inbound and outbound e-mail, we advise you to carry out your own virus check before opening any attachment. We cannot accept liability for any damage sustained as a result of any software viruses. ==================================================================== QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration) is regulated by the Financial Regulator and regulated by the Financial Services Authority for the conduct of UK business. ==================================================================== QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration) is registered in Ireland, registration number 240768 and is a private company limited by shares. Its head office is at Dublin Road, Cavan, Co. Cavan. This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
