hi,
you could set 'send_try' to 0, this will cause the server to try
infinite times to send the job. Do you have any idea why the printer
refuses connections from time to time ?
take care
~christoph
Michael Spicyn wrote:
> I am running LRPng (v 3.6.26) on RH Linux 6.2. Printer is hp4si with
> internal JetDirect card.
> Here is my printcap:
> bathp4si|pps|lp:
> #:server
> :cm=BAT HP4si LJ Printer
> :lp=192.168.140.51%9100
> #:lp=/tmp/hp4si
> :ifhp=model=hp4si,status
> :max_servers_active=400
> :filter=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp -c
> :default_format=b
> :oh=*.hpi.com
> :as=LPD-start $t $H $n $P $k $b
> :ae=LPD-end $t $H $n $P $k $b
> :prefix_option_to_option=O Z
> :tc=.server_common
>
> Mostly printing is fine. However once or twice a day printing stops.
> And jobs are removed.
> In lpd.conf I set:
> send_failure_action=hold
> to avoid loosing jobs. Now jobs are placed on hold after unsuccessful
> attempt to print them.
>
> Here is partial content of status file:
>
> waiting for subserver to exit at 2001-10-24-10:41:24.176 ## A=<NULL>
> number=0 pr
> subserver pid 15165 starting at 2001-10-24-10:41:44.106 ##
> A=christi@tex+700 num
> accounting at start at 2001-10-24-10:41:44.106 ## A=christi@tex+700
> number=700 p
> opening device '192.168.140.51%9100' at 2001-10-24-10:41:44.106 ##
> A=christi@tex
> cannot open '192.168.140.51%9100' - 'Connection refused', attempt 1,
> sleeping 10
> cannot open '192.168.140.51%9100' - 'Connection refused', attempt 2,
> sleeping 20
> cannot open '192.168.140.51%9100' - 'Connection refused', attempt 3,
> sleeping 40
> subserver pid 15165 exit status 'JFAIL' at 2001-10-24-10:42:59.617 ##
> A=<NULL> n
> job 'christi@tex+700', attempt 3, allowed 3 at 2001-10-24-10:42:59.617
> ## A=chri
> send_failure_action 'JHOLD' at 2001-10-24-10:42:59.617 ##
> A=christi@tex+700 numb
> job 'christi@tex+700', holding job at 2001-10-24-10:42:59.617 ##
> A=christi@tex+7
>
> Subsequent jobs sent to printer also fail.
>
> The only solution I have at this point is power cycle the printer and
> release all jobs. Now subsequent print jobs are being printed... until
> the same thing happens again.
>
> Any ideas what could cause this problem.?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
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