print server

[jrdregs]

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

[Alan Morris]

XP pro only supports 10 client connections


--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

"jrdregs" > wrote in message
...
> 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

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

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" > wrote in message
...
>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

[jrdregs]

right! got that but users print and the sessions never end the first 10 users
grab the sessions then the XP "print server" serves no more until I close the
session manually. Been searching the MS web for an answer and tried to apply
autodisconnect which did not seem to effect the problem. I thought they
should tie up print$ and the users are taking IPC$ and not closing after they
are done printing.
--
jrdregs


"Alan Morris" wrote:

> XP pro only supports 10 client connections
>
>
> --
> Alan Morris
> Windows Printing Team
> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto
>
> "jrdregs" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 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
>
>
>

[jrdregs]

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" > wrote in message
> ...
> >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
>
>
>

[Alan Morris]

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.


--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

"jrdregs" > wrote in message
...
> 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" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >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
> >
> >
> >