Is it possible to assign an IP to a virtual PDF Printer? Is there any Virtual printer software that automatically can do this?
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What are you actually asking for here? Do you want to share a PDF printer with others on the network? What OS?– PaulCommented Jan 24, 2012 at 3:42
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#Paul: I am needing to print off a label for it from other computers. But i need to have an IP address to that printer and not a network address (ex: network=\\blah\blah vs. IP=192.168.44.33) or the script we use to print wont work (or wont find the printer). Windows 7.– StealthRTCommented Jan 24, 2012 at 3:53
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The script doesn't support SMB printing? So only lpr perhaps? I don't know how you could do this with Windows, but you can use linux CUPS + cups-pdf.– PaulCommented Jan 24, 2012 at 4:36
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@Paul: No it wouldnt work. I has to be an IP address.– StealthRTCommented Jan 24, 2012 at 5:30
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Do you know what protocol the script uses?– PaulCommented Jan 24, 2012 at 6:01
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I don't don't believe you can assign an IP address to a virtual printer but you may be able to setup a "direct virtual printer" that listens for incoming jobs on a TCP/IP port. A caveat is the output has to already be in a format your PDF printer is looking for or you will have to setup some sort of intermediate conversion process. See this link for more details. See this StackOverflow solution for an example of listening on a port and redirecting the input to a virtual GhostScript printer - credit goes to beginner6789.
