I would try NAT instead of bridging, just to get a better sense of what is happening (in the sense of parallax, if you move your head a little from side-to-side, your depth perception improves). Frankly, I have no idea how printing is supposed to work from Windows 2000.
On Nov 7, 2017 6:42 PM, "Denis Heidtmann" <[email protected]> wrote: > I do not know whether to laugh, cry, or ask for a translation. I think I > have been told to move into the 21st century. > > On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 9:02 PM, Russell Senior <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > This is Windows 2000, so the clay has to be damp before it is soft > > enough to accept impressions. ;-) > > > > On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 8:53 PM, Denis Heidtmann > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Another observation: When I initiate a print job, it appears in the > > > Windows print queue as printing. After about 1 minute the error > message > > > pops up saying there was an error printing. Soon thereafter the job > > drops > > > from the queue. I have no idea if this is illuminating information or > > just > > > "ho-hum". > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 6:17 PM, Denis Heidtmann < > > [email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > >> The saga continues--- > > >> (The subject should be NOT printing from VB) > > >> > > >> It was suggested that in installing the printer from the Win2k guest I > > >> should give the port name of 9100. Did not help. (Note that this is > > the > > >> name, not the number. The number has on all recent attempts been > > 9100.) > > >> > > >> I have stumbled on a list of messages in a file accessed through > control > > >> panel/administrative tools/computer management/system tools/event > > >> viewer/system Here is one that might mean something to those skilled > in > > >> the art. I was asked what the error message was. This is all the > > detail I > > >> have been able to come up with. > > >> > > >> 11/3/2017 9:13:15 > > >> Printer hp deskjet 990c series was created. > > >> > > >> 11/3/2017 10:28:43 > > >> The document Test Page owned by Administrator failed to print. Win32 > > error > > >> code returned by the print processor: 3003 (0xbbb). > > >> > > >> Whenever I attempt to print I see this identical error, whether a test > > >> page or document. > > >> > > >> Note that I can ping the printer from the guest, so that hints to me > > that > > >> the issue is the installation of the printer in windows, not in the > > >> network. I have lost track of how many times I have deleted the > printer > > >> and reinstalled. Note that this driver works from the windows2000 > > guest on > > >> my desktop. I also note that the printer worked before changing the > > desktop > > >> and the router, although I have had issues in the distant past, > details > > of > > >> which my foggy head cannot recall. > > >> > > >> Is changing to NAT still a thing worth trying? > > >> > > >> -Denis > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PLUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
