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November 3rd 06, 05:37 AM
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Older Print Server
I have an older print server from StarTech. It is a 10/100 wired with three
parallel port connections labeled LPT1 - LPT3. With Windows XP, I can either use their funky utilitiy software that adds the ports for me, or I can simply manually add the TCP/IP port myself (I prefer the later, it's just cleaner). I have no problem adding the port on Vista RC2, and I can even print to the printer on occasion (usually right after a reboot). My problem is this. After a short while, the printer status simply switches to "OFFLINE". Nothing I do short of rebooting the computer will bring it back online, and then only for a short while. I don't have this problem with any of the XP machines or the 2000 server I'm running. Any thoughts 
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November 3rd 06, 04:30 PM
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Configure the port so that SNMP is disabled.
-- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base he http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "RoyBro" wrote in message ... I have an older print server from StarTech. It is a 10/100 wired with three parallel port connections labeled LPT1 - LPT3. With Windows XP, I can either use their funky utilitiy software that adds the ports for me, or I can simply manually add the TCP/IP port myself (I prefer the later, it's just cleaner). I have no problem adding the port on Vista RC2, and I can even print to the printer on occasion (usually right after a reboot). My problem is this. After a short while, the printer status simply switches to "OFFLINE". Nothing I do short of rebooting the computer will bring it back online, and then only for a short while. I don't have this problem with any of the XP machines or the 2000 server I'm running. Any thoughts
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November 4th 06, 01:40 AM
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Older Print Server
That did the trick... But why? I checked the port configurations on the XP
Pro machines and SNMP are all enabled, and they all work fine. Can you please explain the difference or point me to the appropriate reference? Thanks "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote: Configure the port so that SNMP is disabled. -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base he http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "RoyBro" wrote in message ... I have an older print server from StarTech. It is a 10/100 wired with three parallel port connections labeled LPT1 - LPT3. With Windows XP, I can either use their funky utilitiy software that adds the ports for me, or I can simply manually add the TCP/IP port myself (I prefer the later, it's just cleaner). I have no problem adding the port on Vista RC2, and I can even print to the printer on occasion (usually right after a reboot). My problem is this. After a short while, the printer status simply switches to "OFFLINE". Nothing I do short of rebooting the computer will bring it back online, and then only for a short while. I don't have this problem with any of the XP machines or the 2000 server I'm running. Any thoughts
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November 5th 06, 05:20 PM
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In XP you can set the port to SNMP enabled even when the device does not
actually support SNMP. In Vista, setting SNMP enabled when the device does not support, the port will be set offline when the port monitor does not get any SNMP traffic back from the SNMP query. -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base he http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "RoyBro" wrote in message ... That did the trick... But why? I checked the port configurations on the XP Pro machines and SNMP are all enabled, and they all work fine. Can you please explain the difference or point me to the appropriate reference? Thanks "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote: Configure the port so that SNMP is disabled. -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base he http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "RoyBro" wrote in message ... I have an older print server from StarTech. It is a 10/100 wired with three parallel port connections labeled LPT1 - LPT3. With Windows XP, I can either use their funky utilitiy software that adds the ports for me, or I can simply manually add the TCP/IP port myself (I prefer the later, it's just cleaner). I have no problem adding the port on Vista RC2, and I can even print to the printer on occasion (usually right after a reboot). My problem is this. After a short while, the printer status simply switches to "OFFLINE". Nothing I do short of rebooting the computer will bring it back online, and then only for a short while. I don't have this problem with any of the XP machines or the 2000 server I'm running. Any thoughts
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