Does anyone know if there is someway to configure LPRng to only accept a certain 
number of LPD requests?  I had a problem a few weeks ago with GNOME print manager on a 
linux workstation opening 500 ports per minute (one for each printer) and it 
eventually used up all of swap on the server!  I have put into place a port timeout on 
the server, but I think I am still vulnerable in that there is no limit to the number 
of ports than can be opened.

I now ran into another problem with a couple of windows boxes opening up a number of 
ports for non-existent printers, and am sensing that this is yet another example of a 
potential problem with idle LPD print ports.  Or is there something else I should be 
considering???  Thanks for any advice!

Barton Wold


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