Visual Basic 2008 Search Network For Printers IP addresses

[JD69]

i am trying to find a code that will do a search and find the ip address of any printer on the network with a ip address?

Please help thank you

[dglienna]

Import Import System.Drawing.Printing namespace in your application, and something like this to add to listbox:

private void Form1_Load (sender as object , e as System.EventArgs)

for each printer in PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters
  printersList.Items.Add (printer.ToString()
next

[JD69]

i dont want it to search for printers installed on my pc....i want it to search for printers that have a ip address even if there not installed on a pc...kinda like a ip range scanner

[dglienna]

What would it scan for, if it's not connected? If you mean a network printer, then you'd have to query the network for available printers.

[JD69]

a computer is on a network that has printers installed on it.

The computers ip is 192.168.1.120

printer a is 192.168.1.233
printer b is 192.168.1.235
etc etc

the print drivers are not installed on the computer

i would like to have a program run a search on the network and find all of the printers that have a IP address. NOT Printers installed on the computer, just ANY printer that has a ip address.

Kyocera Mita Printers and Konica Minolta Printers install wizard does this exact thing before installing a print driver.

[dglienna]

Check the registry. It helps if you WROTE the entry that you are looking for.