SNMP printer detection

Mon Apr 13 19:50:56 PDT 2009

How are you able to get the modelname of the printer? Is it through 1.3.6.1.2.1.25.3.2.1.3.1 OID alone? As I mentioned below the returned value for that OID though has the modelname but also appended with additional information of the printer. In Mac OS X, we can determine that the printing system is not able to match the printer and the Host because it cannot automatically create a print queue. Does cups handles the print queue creation in Mac OS X?

I have a known printer, the OS is able to successfully match the printer and Host. I have also another printer that won't. If the 2nd printer uses the private mib from the first printer, the OS is now able to match it. That is why I'm thinking if there is something to do with those private MIBs. The return of those private MIBs are modelname alone.

But maybe I'm wrong, if it's cups that handles the printer queue creation in Mac OS X, then where in SNMP it can acquire for the modelname that is used to match with the Product Name attribute in PPD.

Thanks in advance for the help.

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> The snmp backend currently does not consult private MIBs, just the
> Host, Printer, and Port Monitor MIBs.
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> If you'd like to see support for this added in a future release, file
> a feature request with your requirements/suggestions at:
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>      http://www.cups.org/str.php
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> On Apr 13, 2009, at 3:49 AM, ronaly wrote:
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> > If I create a new private enterprise MIB, should I register it to
> > cups?
> >
> > I have a scenario here having a new private MIB, though the OS is
> > able to detect it,but during creating of print queue, it is not what
> > is used. The OS used the value from this OID .
> > 1.3.6.1.2.1.25.3.2.1.3.1. The value from that OID is modelname +
> > some addtl info. That is why the OS is not able to automatically
> > detect the PPD since the Product Name in the PPD is only the model
> > name.
> >
> > So, how would I let cups know my new private enterprise MIB?
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> -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">The snmp backend currently does =
> not consult private MIBs, just the Host, Printer, and Port Monitor =
> MIBs.<div><br></div><div>If you'd like to see support for this added in =
> a future release, file a feature request with your =
> requirements/suggestions at:</div><div><br></div><div>   =
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> class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>If I =
> create a new private enterprise MIB, should I register it to =
> cups?<br><br>I have a scenario here having a new private MIB, though the =
> OS is able to detect it,but during creating of print queue, it is not =
> what is used. The OS used the value from this OID =
> ..1.3.6.1.2.1.25.3.2.1.3.1. The value from that OID is modelname + some =
> addtl info. That is why the OS is not able to automatically detect the =
> PPD since the Product Name in the PPD is only the model name.<br><br>So, =
> how would I let cups know my new private enterprise =
> MIB?<br>_______________________________________________<br>cups mailing =
> list<br><a =
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