[PLUG] Printing from Virtual Box

Russell Senior russell at personaltelco.net
Wed Nov 8 03:41:26 UTC 2017


I would try NAT instead of bridging, just to get a better sense of what is
happening (in the sense of parallax, if you move your head a little from
side-to-side, your depth perception improves). Frankly, I have no idea how
printing is supposed to work from Windows 2000.

On Nov 7, 2017 6:42 PM, "Denis Heidtmann" <denis.heidtmann at gmail.com> wrote:

> I do not know whether to laugh, cry, or ask for a translation.  I think I
> have been told to move into the 21st century.
>
> On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 9:02 PM, Russell Senior <russell at personaltelco.net>
> wrote:
>
> > This is Windows 2000, so the clay has to be damp before it is soft
> > enough to accept impressions. ;-)
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 8:53 PM, Denis Heidtmann
> > <denis.heidtmann at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Another observation:  When I initiate a print job, it appears in the
> > > Windows print queue as printing.  After about 1 minute the error
> message
> > > pops up saying there was an error printing.  Soon thereafter the job
> > drops
> > > from the queue.  I have no idea if this is illuminating information or
> > just
> > > "ho-hum".
> > >
> > > On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 6:17 PM, Denis Heidtmann <
> > denis.heidtmann at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> The saga continues---
> > >> (The subject should be NOT printing from VB)
> > >>
> > >> It was suggested that in installing the printer from the Win2k guest I
> > >> should give the port name of 9100.  Did not help.  (Note that this is
> > the
> > >> name, not the number.  The number has on all recent attempts  been
> > 9100.)
> > >>
> > >> I have stumbled on a list of messages in a file accessed through
> control
> > >> panel/administrative tools/computer management/system tools/event
> > >> viewer/system  Here is one that might mean something to those skilled
> in
> > >> the art.  I was asked what the error message was.  This is all the
> > detail I
> > >> have been able to come up with.
> > >>
> > >> 11/3/2017 9:13:15
> > >> Printer hp deskjet 990c series was created.
> > >>
> > >> 11/3/2017 10:28:43
> > >> The document Test Page owned by Administrator failed to print. Win32
> > error
> > >> code returned by the print processor: 3003 (0xbbb).
> > >>
> > >> Whenever I attempt to print I see this identical error, whether a test
> > >> page or document.
> > >>
> > >> Note that I can ping the printer from the guest, so that hints to me
> > that
> > >> the issue is the installation of the printer in windows, not in the
> > >> network.  I have lost track of how many times I have deleted the
> printer
> > >> and reinstalled.  Note that this driver works from the windows2000
> > guest on
> > >> my desktop. I also note that the printer worked before changing the
> > desktop
> > >> and the router, although I have had issues in the distant past,
> details
> > of
> > >> which my foggy head cannot recall.
> > >>
> > >> Is changing to NAT still a thing worth trying?
> > >>
> > >> -Denis
> > >>
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