Printers are conected to an ethernet printserver.
Printserver has 3 ports, lp1, lp2 and lp3.
I install a printer.
Add a new TCPIP port that connect to the printserver and its port.
Then I print a test to be sure it is working fine.
I share the printer to the network.
Finally, use a batch file with NET USE port: \\computer\printer
/persistent:yes commands.
First time, I send some data to the printer and it can be printed. When I
see NET USE, appears the LPTn port connected. Few minutes after, it is
disconnected when there are no jobs.
I had configured it in XP and no problems. Vista, new S.O. new problems.
Thank you very much
Juan Carlos
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> 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
> news:uvrZ95yNIHA.2064@xxxxxx 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
>>
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