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How can I get the IP address of a network printer given the port name,
using win32 API?
I tried looking into the PRINTER_INFO_* structs, but it seems it is not present there.
I don’t think there’s a standard way to get the IP address. There are probably different incompatible implementations of network port monitors. For my network printer, the IP address is part of the port name (e.g.,
IP_192_168.1.104). If it’s of that form, then you might be able to parse it out, but I don’t think this is universal.Using
EnumPortsyou can determine if it’s a network printer, but I still don’t see a way to get the IP address.