We have a printer connected to an HP JetDirect. The printer has it's own ip address.

What is the correct method to print to the printer?

Do I just set the PrinterName to the ip address of the printer?

Private WithEvents myDocument As New System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument

Hi Kyle

I generally use the PrintDialog to let the user pick a printer rather than hard coding the name. That being said, the way to find out the printer name is to pop up a PrintDialog, pick the HP Jet Direct printer, and see what the Printer Name comes back as. I'd bet it's a user-friendly network name that's being broadcast over the network by the printer in a UDP packet of some sort.

HTH

Hi Kyle

I generally use the PrintDialog to let the user pick a printer rather than hard coding the name. That being said, the way to find out the printer name is to pop up a PrintDialog, pick the HP Jet Direct printer, and see what the Printer Name comes back as. I'd bet it's a user-friendly network name that's being broadcast over the network by the printer in a UDP packet of some sort.

HTH