> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 11:23 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: LPRng: After upgrade still Stalling remote printers > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Shawn Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 10:00 AM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: LPRng: After upgrade still Stalling remote printers > >> > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> We have several printers attached to Linksys Print Servers. > >> When multiple > >> jobs are spooled through LPRng the print queues seem to > hang up and go > >> into "stalled" state. Removing the printjobs from the queue > >> seems to be > >> the only way to get these print queues working properly again. > >> > >> While the LPRng print queue is stalled, MS Windows is able to print > >> directly to the Linksys devices. > >> > >> Any help would be greatly appreciated. > >> > >> We are running Debian/Sid - LPRng-3.8.25. > >> > >> Here is my printcap entry and lpq output for this printer > while it is > >> stalled: > >> > >> .common: > >> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P > >> :lf=/var/spool/lpd/%P/log > >> :af=/var/spool/lpd/%P/acct > >> :sh:mx=0:mc=0 > >> > >> sea-ps-24-p1|lp1 > >> :cm=(Back Office)Okidata ML391 Plus @ SEA-PS-24 on Port 1:\ > >> :tc=.common > >> :[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> # lpq -P sea-ps-24-p1 > >> > >> Printer: [EMAIL PROTECTED] '(Back Office)Okidata ML391 Plus @ > >> SEA-PS-24 on Port 1' (dest [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > >> Queue: 8 printable jobs > >> Server: pid 7168 active > >> Unspooler: pid 7322 active > >> Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 13:10:09.756 > >> Rank Owner/ID Class Job Files > >> Size Time > >> stalled(1757sec) [EMAIL PROTECTED] A 792 > smbprn.001697.L2b079 19804 > >> 12:22:46 > >> 2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] A 815 > smbprn.001698.rSE4Xe 19804 > >> 12:23:14 > >> 3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] A 836 > smbprn.001699.IMePPy 19804 > >> 12:24:47 > >> 4 [EMAIL PROTECTED] A 12 > smbprn.001700.FtF9lg 19804 > >> 12:34:00 > >> 5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] A 38 > smbprn.001701.izWmGI 19804 > >> 12:36:21 > >> 6 [EMAIL PROTECTED] A 57 > smbprn.001703.gyxopI 19804 > >> 12:36:54 > >> 7 [EMAIL PROTECTED] A 72 > smbprn.001705.0U21rL 19804 > >> 12:38:21 > >> 8 [EMAIL PROTECTED] A 733 > smbprn.001710.lE0LvC 10024 > >> 13:07:29 > >> (LPD Server): > >> (P1)STATE: Idle > >> TYPE: Parallel > >> PRINTER STATUS: On-Line > >> > >> > > Shawn, > > > > Should [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > "(P1)STATE: Idle" Makes me think that... > > > > I have a USB printer on a Linksys printserver, > > and the printer is listed as "\\PRINTSERVER\P1". > > It has 3 logical ports available, but I don't > > know what they'd be labeled. > > > > Jim > > > > > Hi Jim, > > Thanks for reading my post. I was beginning to wonder if my > question was > covered somewhere obvious that I must have overlooked a dozen > times trying > to figure this one out. > > I didn't test useing P1 instead of L1(logical port 1) for the > print queue > name, but Im pretty sure that is not the problem. I believe > the problem > is that the Linksys print servers are complete pieces of > SH*T! I put an > Intel NetExpressPro print server in one of the Linksys' place > and it works > with no problems. In fact where, with the Linksys, when I > spool 6 small > jobs(printcap file with 8 entries) one right after the other, > they stack > up in LPRng's spool and then hang that print queue...with the > Intel the > jobs don't hang around in the queue long enough to be > detected by lpc or > lpq....they get fired off to the Intel unit and print out with no > problems. > > It would be interesting to know how this Linksys device could > cause the > LPRng queue to stall.....anyone? > > Cheers, > > shawn > If the printer is attached to P1 (the physical printer port, and you're trying to send the print jobs to a different port (L1), LPRng is going to hang the jobs-you're never going to see them print.
The Windows PCs are sending the jobs to the correct port; that's why they can print while LPRng isn't. What model Linksys Print Server is it? Jim ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
