Hi :)
Interesting stuff... I will look into these things... everything is
working fine after the reboot... so... we shall see
Art "TGIF! " Bahrs
----- Original Message -----
From: "H Lassiter" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Network Printer Seems Hung ??
> I used to have the same problem occur frequently after first installing
> our Linejet 1000Q. I worked with HP on the problem and after doing a
> number of things the problem occurs very infrequently anymore.
>
> 1. Be running the latest firmware code on the printer. There may be a
> later version, but my version is 2.08F Part No. 357056
> 2. Plug the printer's network connection directly in a switch, not a
> hub. This should help prevent the printer from listening to excess
> network traffic.
> 3. I believe I also lowered the recommended buffer size of the printer
> setup a bit. In my case it seemed that while printing many pages with
> small amounts of data on them, waiting for the paper to TOF multiple
> times it seemed to loose connection with the HP spooler forcing me to do
> the ABORTIO/START/STOPSPOOL routine to reactivate. The smaller buffer
> size seemed to solve the problem in this case and has shown no negative
> side effects. I have the buffer size set to 8.
>
> As I said, the printer still hangs, but very infrequently and for no
> apparent reason. Sometimes, repeatdly pressing the online/offline
> button will re-establish communication and continue printing. Not sure
> why. Does not work all the time though.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Art Bahrs wrote:
>
> > Hi James :)
> > Ok... found out from the Response Center that this is a known issue
that
> > "happens very rarely" and that the only way is to bounce the box because
the
> > 3k has lost it's ability to talk to LDev 3400.
> >
> > But! the RC did give me a work around that is working very nicely...
I
> > am switching OF42 from 3400 to 3401 and it is able to print without any
> > trouble... hence why the RC says that there is no way to clear the
problem
> > without bouncing the box. :( :(
> >
> > Oh... welll.... I will bounce the box late tonight after the Auto
Show!
> >
> > Art "another late night... " Bahrs
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James Tollerson" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 9:56 AM
> > Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Network Printer Seems Hung ??
> >
> >
> >
> >>Try using command UP then the printer ID to make sure that the
connection
> >>is open. What about STARTSPOOL?
> >>
> >>James
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: Art Bahrs [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> >>>Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 12:50 PM
> >>>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>>Subject: [HP3000-L] Network Printer Seems Hung ??
> >>>
> >>>Hi All,
> >>> Ok... I have a network printer that won't finish a job... see below
> >>>for
> >>>the output from the spooler command. I have aborted io to the printer
> >>>repeatedly and no joy... usually when I see this I can ABORTIO
> >>>stop/restart the spooler and it works!
> >>>
> >>>Any Ideas?
> >>>
> >>>I have included my setup from NPCONFIG for this printer too...
> >>>
> >>>Thanks,
> >>>Art "puzzled again! " Bahrs
> >>>
> >>>:SPOOLER OF42;SHOW
> >>>
> >>>LDEV DEV SPSTATE QSTATE OWNERSHIP SPOOLID JOB STEP
> >>>
> >>>3400 00003400 *STOP OPENED OUT SPOOLER #O8275 DATA, WAIT
FOR
> >>>EOD
> >>>
> >>>NPCONFIG.PUB.SYS Settings:
> >>> 3400 (network_address = 10.0.42.4 # Printer at Corvallis
> >>> setup_file = OFSTD.HPENV.SYS) # Denkor Office Standard
> >>>
> >>>#
> >>>Device Class: OF42
> >>>
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