• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Using Windows XP as a print server

C

cross6

Senior member
I've got a dell windows xp machine as our print server for 100 people across 3 branches and netlogon and the print spooler keeps crashing.

Is this to be expected with a non server os? I thought xp was pretty much windows 2K lite.



They are to cheap to buy a server 2000 license 🙁
 
Originally posted by: cross6
I've got a dell windows xp machine as our print server for 100 people across 3 branches and netlogon and the print spooler keeps crashing.

Is this to be expected with a non server os? I thought xp was pretty much windows 2K lite.



They are to cheap to buy a server 2000 license 🙁
Click to expand...

Because 2K/XP only supports 10 concurrent users connected to it, like already stated.
 
also if a job is stuck in queue for too long (for example, due to one non working printer, and people kept trying to send jobs to it), it'll crash too.
 
Originally posted by: scorpmatt
go buy yourself a jet direct card. cheaper than a server license and much less hardware!
Click to expand...

depends on how many printers, you need one per, assuming they are hp printers.

i guess he can also get jet direct boxes.
 
all the printers are jetdirect printers, the shares are logical IP port printers so we can control permissions etc


anyway I can decrease the timeout time for shared sessions in xp? some people stay on for like 30 minutes
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top