This is an interesting issue. When XP and windows 2003 came, many people
have an auto disconnection issue. I would like to find it out if it is
similar thing. Does the computer connecting to the printer is server or
workstation?
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"Juan Carlos" <nada@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a old DOS program that was working fine in Windows XP. This program
> uses LPT1, LPT2 and LPT3 ports to print tickets and more.
>
> Now we have bought new computers with Vista installed and we have a lot of
> problems. I want to explain one of them.
>
> I have configured the printers and using NET USE LPT2: \\computer\printer
> /PERSISTENT:yes because I use printserver for the stand-alone printers.
> it can print on all the ports with no problem. I had done a lot of test
> and the printers work fine, but when the computer stay few minutes not
> working when I tried to send a job to the LPT2 or LPT3, the ports was
> disconnected.
>
> NET USE
>
> LPT2 -> Disconnected
> LPT3 -> Disconnected
>
> After that, I send some data to that port, for example, ECHO Test > LPT2
> and first time appears a message with a port not ready alert, and second
> time it prints fine. Now, when I test NET USE again appears:
>
> LPT2 -> Connected
>
> I do not understand this problem, but I think can be a new system
> configuration from Vista, because everything were working in XP with the
> same configuration for a long time.
>
> Sorry for my poor english,
>
> Best regards,
>
> Juan Carlos
>