Set the timeout values to as large as possible. The reason for them is to prevent a printer with a jam from not getting restarted.
Patrick > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Mar 13 19:56:12 2001 > Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 19:03:56 -0800 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: LPRng: Connection timed out ... difficulties > From: Stuart Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi, > > I tried some of the suggestions but I think that the main > improvement comes from changing > > connect_timeout=10 ---> connect_timeout=60 > > in lpd.conf. My timeouts were all occuring 10 seconds > after initiating the job so I increased the number. We > have had many fewer problems today. > > I won't know for sure until there is a chance to slowly > decrease the number and see where it really causes problems. > > I am curious about the choice of default. Does having to > increase it indicate that delays on our network are larger > than expected? > > I also increased the jetdirect card's "Idle Timeout" to a larger > number. > > Any further advice on this topic is appreciated. > > thanks, > Stuart > > Quoting Mike Hurst ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > I've always had problems with small "I/O TIMEOUT" settings on the printers > > control panels. (Especially with colour printers doing a warmup or > > calibration) > > > ... > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm having lots of 'Connection timed out' difficulties with our > > > hp network printers. I have upgraded the jetdirect cards to the > > > latest firmware (Firmware Rev. : G.08.32) and I am using > > > LPRng-3.7.4 and ifhp-3.4.4. The lprng is compiled with the > > > "--disable-gdbm" flag since I don't have gdbm installed. > > > > > > Similar problems existed with earlier versions of the software > > > and earlier jetdirect card firmware. > > > > > > I have the "Idle Timeout" on the jetdirect card set to just 20 > > > seconds. > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST > The address you post from MUST be your subscription address > > If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests > or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, > to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with: | example: > subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] > unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word > LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
