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I manage a 3D printing laboratory consisting of 20+ different 3D printers. All printers (even USB based printers) print through a single PC running Windows Server 2016 R2 and print to static IP addresses on a private network (USB printers print to a LINUX network appliance - just a Rasperry PI - that then manages the job to the printer).
I want to come up with a simple Windows based solution to log print events. The variety of printers prevent a single vendor solution and please do not recommend 3rd party solutions. I am exclusively looking for a Windows based solution that can run in the background on my server. My server is connected to the internet but the activity I want to track is all on a private network.
I can see the activity clearly in resource manager real time so all I want to do is record the data. My initial thought is to record the print event based on TCP IP activity but I could also record the print event based on application activity on the server. I prefer the TCP IP solution because then I can capture the printer used as well.
Ideally I would like to capture the following information: IP address, username, and application but file size (and file name if possible) would also be of value. I would like a solution that automatically records the data and dumps to a log file.
Any help is great appreciated.
- Brad
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I want to come up with a simple Windows based solution to log print events. The variety of printers prevent a single vendor solution and please do not recommend 3rd party solutions. I am exclusively looking for a Windows based solution that can run in the background on my server. My server is connected to the internet but the activity I want to track is all on a private network.
I can see the activity clearly in resource manager real time so all I want to do is record the data. My initial thought is to record the print event based on TCP IP activity but I could also record the print event based on application activity on the server. I prefer the TCP IP solution because then I can capture the printer used as well.
Ideally I would like to capture the following information: IP address, username, and application but file size (and file name if possible) would also be of value. I would like a solution that automatically records the data and dumps to a log file.
Any help is great appreciated.
- Brad
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