changing IP scheme need help with cutover for windows printers

[obulldog27]

We are changing our network IP Scheme so therefore our old network
printer settings will not work. All our printers are installed on our
w2k server and are shared out to users. If I just change the ip
settings for each printer will I have to re-add the printers on each
client or will this be a seamless change. Maybe there is an easier
method to do this.

 

[Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

If you don't change the printers' FQDN, that should work.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
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"obulldog27" <oig01@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1186094332.333566.243300@j4g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
We are changing our network IP Scheme so therefore our old network
printer settings will not work. All our printers are installed on our
w2k server and are shared out to users. If I just change the ip
settings for each printer will I have to re-add the printers on each
client or will this be a seamless change. Maybe there is an easier
method to do this.

 

[vyaw2003@gmail.com]

On Aug 3, 9:35 am, "Robert L [MVP - Networking]" <nore...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> If you don't change the printers' FQDN, that should work.

yes but if he already has ip ports, he would have to add the new ip's
and remove the old ones.
clients will print to a unc path \\printserv\printer port updates will
change seemlessly on the clients.

what OS are the clients using?

 

[obulldog27]

On Aug 2, 10:35 pm, vyaw2...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Aug 3, 9:35 am, "Robert L [MVP - Networking]" <nore...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > If you don't change the printers' FQDN, that should work.
>
> yes but if he already has ip ports, he would have to add the new ip's
> and remove the old ones.
> clients will print to a unc path \\printserv\printer port updates will
> change seemlessly on the clients.
>
> what OS are the clients using?

Our clients are using Windows XP