Finding PrintQ Information using SNMP and MIBs\

[Gancy]

Hi,
I have been looking for a while to find a possibility of finding
network printer's print queue information. But so far no success. I
looked all over inside RFC1759 (I think so), couldn't find anything
useful. As one of my attempt to find solution i am posting to this
group.

All i want to know is there a way that could get a print queue
information using SNMP and any generic MIB? or any other different
method will also do.


If not much, any link or advise to guide me in right direction is
appreciated.


thanks & regards
- Gancy

 

[Kurt]

There are several programs that will monitor Windows services. What,
specifically is the information you're looking for as far as the queue goes?
Availability, status, number of jobs queued?

....kurt

 

[Gancy]

Hi Kurt,
Thanks for taking some time of to write a reply. I want to know
Document, name, status, owner, page, size, submited etc for every print
job of given printer. Just like Windows Print manager does. However,
i want these from network printers. These are usually not connected to
a host machine, rather they are connected directly to the network and
more often than not these printers understand SNMP.

I probabaly would like to send an SNMP request or do something else....
so that these printers give our there current print queue.

I hope i have made it clear

Thanks
- Gancy

 

[Kurt]

In that case, the printers themselves would have to have MIB extensions
supporting those, and you'd have to poll often enough to catch every job, or
configure the printer or server to send a trap everytime it gets a job -
then use snmptrapd or something to log the trap content to a syslog server.
It'd be a good project, but I admit I've never seen anything like that. If
you do come up with something, be sure to let us all know.

....kurt

 

[Gancy]

Thanks Kurt. Soon i make any progress, For sure i will let you all
know.