Re: print server

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RPC connections stay open until the applications that call the remote
spooler are closed.

Have your users exit their applications from which they printed and you will
see the disconnections at that time.


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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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"jrdregs" <jrdregs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:28D63378-F22D-47F4-8328-9F02EB4F419F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Does win2k work better then XP as a print server? (temporary) Was using a
Nt
> machine and I am trying to get rid of it, driver issues. There must be a
way
> to close the connections sooner after no traffic, printing.
> --
> jrdregs
>
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
> > Time for a Server O/S or at least the SBS version of Windows Server.
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/default.mspx
> > and
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/default.mspx
> >
> > Windows 2003 Server supports unlimited connections, Windows 2003 Server
SBS
> > supports up to 75 connections.
> > --
> > Cari (MS-MVP)
> > Printing & Imaging
> >
> >
> >
> > "jrdregs" <jrdregs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:5FBA8C3C-C728-4425-A0A3-1792D2B1CDE8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >I have a new install of xp pro sp2 with all updates, tried to make it a
> > >print
> > > server on my domain with 5 printers and 45 user machines. All worked
fine
> > > for
> > > about the first 2 hours now if I do not reboot every hour users are
unable
> > > to
> > > print and I can not install any new machines, after reboot all is
well. I
> > > ran
> > > the network diag from the print server, no red problems. I can ping
all
> > > machine to and from the print server. Something seems to be filling up
and
> > > gets reset with reboot? Open to Ideas?? Please Help?? The errors I get
are
> > > different-cannot connect -check if printer is on line-RPC Error
> > > --
> > > jrdregs
> >
> >
> >


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