Each PC has a number of accounts on it, the same accounts for all PCs
One PC has a printer defined on it, say \\printserver\Printer with fixed IP address ppp.qqq.rrr.105
All accounts on all PCs have gone through Add Printer to add this printer into that account, and download the printer driver from \\printserver
All has been working happily for a year or two
It is required to change the printer to have the IP address ppp.qqq.rrr.211.
This can easily be done but then trying to look at the printer properties in an account (to add the .211 port) fails with a message like "cannot connect to printer".
What is the best way to solve the problem without having to Remove the printer from each account on each PC, then Adding it again?
Would
- keeping the printer IP address at .105
- adding the printer port ppp.qqq.rrr.211 on each PC (and each account?)
- changing the IP address on the printer to .211
- changing the selected printer port on each PC (on each account?) to ppp.qqq.rrr.211
Or is there a better way?