Re: Printing problem

Thanks - I have this working.
The short explanation is that some of the printers were not set up on the
Windows print server.
An error was not reported on the Tru64, but the connection remained in a
TIME_WAIT state on Windows, so when the Tru64 tried to use the same source
port for another print job, it failed.
The solution was to reduce the timeout on Windows and also to create the
"missing" printers.

Cheers.


"Eric de Redelijkheid" <ericdere@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Anno Domini 13-2-2006 21:00, Mike Ingram sprak aldus:
"Eric de Redelijkheid" <ericdere@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Anno Domini 13-2-2006 11:51, Mike Ingram sprak aldus:

Hi,

I am experiencing intermittent problems printing from a 5.1A Tru64
cluster, via a windows (Win 2000) print server.
Often a print job fails, reporting it cannot connect to the print
server, but after a retry it goes through okay.
I'm looking for help in two areas, if anyone can help -
Firstly, what could be causing the problem?
Secondly, how can I reduce the retry period from the current 80 seconds
(approximately) to a lower value of say 30 seconds?

Many thanks,

Mike.




please post your /etc/printcap


lp0|0|lp|it1:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lp0err:\
:lp=:\
:rm=AU1P4WA:\
:rp=text:\
:sh:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd0:
lp1|1|AU3PR0a|AU3PR0a:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lp1err:\
:lp=:\
:rm=us1psrv:\
:rp=AU3PR0a:\
:sh:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd1:
#W/O Traveller - Oki 591 - SRA Training room
lp2|2|AU13W6|W/O Traveller - Oki 591 - SRA Training room:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lp2err:\
:lp=:\
:rm=AU1P3WF:\
:rp=pr1:\
:sh:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd2:
#lp3 Germany
lp3|3|GE3P2W1|Germany Munich:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lp3err:\
:lp=:\
:rm=US1PSRV:\
:rp=GE3P2W1:\
:sh:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd3:
#lp4 - Germany
lp4|4|GE3P2N1|Germany Munich:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lp4err:\
:lp=:\
:rm=US1PSRV:\
:rp=GE3P2N1:\
:sh:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd4:
# AU3PR1r
lp5|5|AU3PR1r|:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lp5err:\
:lp=:\
:rm=us1psrv:\
:rp=AU3PR1r:\
:sh:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd5:
#Std Reports - HP 5M - Paul St
lp6|6|AU1P1E1|Std Reports - HP 5M - Paul St:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lp6err:\
:lp=:\
:rm=us1psrv:\
:rp=AU1P1E1:\
:sh:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd6:
#Std Reports - HP 5MP - payroll office
lp7|7|AU13N1|Std Reports - HP 5MP - payroll office:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lp7err:\
:lp=:\
:rm=AU1P3NA:\
:rp=lp:\
:sh:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd7:

Please note that there are approx 600 printers set up and they all work,
except that occaccionally printing is slow on a couple of printers.
The problem is not with the printcap file.

Thanks.



On TruCluster you need the "on" keyword, which contains the nodes which
can print.


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