list of printers on network

Nah, do it in AD

Assuming you have published all your printers to the directory, open up dsa.msc select printers and hit find.

You can also run this code


 get-adobject -filter {ObjectClass -eq "printQueue"}

if you haven't, put a list of your printer servers into a text file

THen

$servers = Get-content c:\temp\printers.txt
Foreach ($server in $servers){Get-printer -computername $server | Get-printer | select-object $($Server), Name, Port, description, location  | Export-csv C:\temp\printerlist.csv -append}

I think that should work

Actually

Get-AdObject -filter "objectCategory -eq 'printqueue'" -Properties *

That's a much nicer script, you can export a lot more out now.

CanonicalName                  
                               
CN                              
Created                        
createTimeStamp                
Deleted                        
Description                    
DisplayName                    
DistinguishedName              
                             
driverName                      
driverVersion                  
dSCorePropagationData          
                               
flags                          
instanceType                    
isDeleted                      
LastKnownParent                
location                        
Modified                        
modifyTimeStamp                
Name                            
nTSecurityDescriptor            
ObjectCategory                  
ObjectClass                    
ObjectGUID                      
portName                        
printCollate                    
printColor                      
printDuplexSupported            
printEndTime                    
printerName                    
printKeepPrintedJobs            
printLanguage                  
printMaxResolutionSupported    
printMaxXExtent                
printMaxYExtent                
printMediaReady                
printMediaSupported            
                               
printMemory                    
printMinXExtent                
printMinYExtent                
printNumberUp                  
printOrientationsSupported      
printPagesPerMinute            
printRate                      
printRateUnit                  
printShareName                  
printSpooling                  
printStaplingSupported          
printStartTime                  
priority                        
ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion
sDRightsEffective              
serverName                      
shortServerName                
uNCName                        
url                            
uSNChanged                      
uSNCreated                      
versionNumber                  
whenChanged                    
whenCreated

Yeah, I seriously doubt that they would allow NMAP to run in a corporate environment unfortunately.

Thanks To yo both! Looking at nmap as my AD skills are , well nil.
But thanks to you both for prompt and helpful replies!

whhooops...just read Alex's comment. Maybe AD is the way.

You just need to run those scripts in powershell_ise.exe mate :D

Will do...and thanks again!