I have a W2K print server (sp2).
My clients are all W2K-Pro (sp2).
My printers are network attached (new Ricoh and Cannon models).
The server has the latest, verified drivers for these printers.
The server ports I'm using for the print queues are TCP/IP ports.
Problem:
Sporatic loss of connectivity, where a print job spools, but then just sits
in the cue, stalled. A re-boot of the printer will let the jobs print. This
error is intermittant, and I can't cause it to happen at will, but I have
seen it when responding to end-user calls.
Question:
In researching possible causes one tech suggested I try LPR ports rather
than TCP/IP ports. However, all the documentation from Microsoft suggests
using TCP/IP ports and says to use LPR only for Unix/Linux devices. Does
anyone have any experience with this issue? Is LPR a more stable choice?
Thanks.
Jeff B.
Pittsburgh, PA.
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