The syntax of this command is:

NET DEVICE [printname [/DELETE | /RESTART]]

This command lists devicenames and controls shared printers.

COMMENTS

When used without options, the "net device" command displays
the status of all shared printers at the specified server,
as follows:

Device            Status            Time          User Name
------------------------------------------------------------
laser Spooled     Printing        00:00:00
The command completed successfully.

This screen displays:

    Column                 Contents
    _________              ____________________
    Device                 The printname of
                           the shared resource.
    Status                 The status of the
                           printer.
    Time                   This field is not
                           applicable and
                           always displays
                           zero.
    User Name              The system does not
                           display the user
                           name.

When used with only the printname option, the "net device"
command displays only the status of the specified printer.

The name of a spooled print device is followed by the word
``Spooled.''  Because the server retains information about
spooled printer queues you define, you can display
information about a device associated with a spooled printer
queue even if that printer queue is not currently shared.

The status of a device can be one of the following:

    Status               Meaning
    ________             _________________________
    Idle                 Not currently being used
    Printing             The printer is active
    Paused               The device has been
                         paused with the "net pause"
                         or "net print" command
    Error                There is a problem with
                         the device

EXAMPLES

At a UNIX system console, to list the status of the printer
with the UNIX system LP subsystem printname laser, type
the following:

    net device laser

To delete the current print request from laser, type the
following:

    net device laser /delete

To run the same command remotely (on server "market_asu"), type
the following (replacing "password" with the password for
"administrator":

    net admin \\market_asu password /command net device
        laser /delete

SEE ALSO

       For information about                  See
       _____________________                  _________
       Getting help with network commands     net help

       Printer queues and devices             net print

       Sharing printer queues                 net share

To get Help on command options, type "net help {command} /options | more".
To get Help one screen at a time, type "net help {command} | more".