RE: Bidirectional Printing Windows 2003 Cluster

Hi Vincent,

they are downloaded from HP's web site. I did a test with a Windows 2003
server by loading the same driver Bidrectional printing was available but
when the the same driver is insttaled on the cluster Bidrectional printing is
not available the box is greyed out. I dont think it caused by the driver.

"Vincent Xu [MSFT]" wrote:

Hi Wayne ,

Based on my research, it looks like the printer driver may have disabled
the bi-direction feature when it is used in the cluster nodes. What are the
printer drivers, are they built-in drivers, or are they downloaded from the
HP websites.

For the built-in drivers, it is possible that the bidirectional feature has
been disabled in clustered spooler because of potential issues with
bidirectional printing. See the following article:

278455 How to set up a clustered print server
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=278455

If it is a HP driver, please check with HP to see if the bi-directional
feature is available on their supplied drivers in clustered printers.

More information for Language monitor
================
The language monitor provides the common language that is needed for the
client and printer to understand each other in bidirectional communication
so that you can configure the printer and monitor printer status. You can
request configuration and status from the printer, and the printer can send
unsolicited status information (such as paper tray empty) to the client.

Windows Server 2003 includes Pjlmon.dll, a language monitor that uses
Printer Job Language (PJL). PJL is the language that implements the
bidirectional communication; it does this by using a parallel port
connection, such as one between a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5Si and the
computer. Any bidirectional printer that uses PJL can use Pjlmon.dll.

If a printer uses a different printer language, the vendor can develop a
language monitor for it. A vendor might also develop a language monitor to
add data, such as printer-specific control information, to the print stream
that is going to a unidirectional printer.

To take advantage of bidirectional printing, you need a bidirectional
printer, and a correctly configured bidirectional port and port monitor.
The standard port monitor supports bidirectional communication by default.

Hope this helps!


Best regards,

Vincent Xu
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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I have a Windows 2003 Print cluster in our environment It was built using
the
Windows 2003 "guide to Creating and Configuring a Server Cluster under
Windows Server 2003", "Creating and Configuring a highly Available Print
Server Under Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Using a Server Cluster" and MS
article 278455 "How to Setup a Clustered Print Server".
However the "Enable bidirectional support" is grayed out on the port tab
on
each printer. We use all HP printers and drivers so I know they have
bidirectional support. You can also enable bidirectional support on a
standard windows 2003 print server. Is there a reason this is not
available
or is there a way to make it available.

Thanks
Wayne



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