Using Windows XP as a print server

[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

 

[scorpmatt]

windows xp pro can only handle I think 10 connections at once

 

[Safeway]

How is this off-topic? Post in the other forums and demand a Win2000 lincense.

 

[cross6]

Originally posted by: Safeway
How is this off-topic? Post in the other forums and demand a Win2000 lincense.

Just some white collar ranting

 

[LikeLinus]

100 people over 3 branches...and they can't afford a server license?

time for a new job

 

[The Stigenator]

forget a server licence.. are they too cheap for a print server (a hardware one).
XP can only handle 10 connections at max.

 

[iamwiz82]

WTF would you think to run a WinXP machine as a print server for anything more than casual home usage?

 

[RagingBITCH]

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

Because 2K/XP only supports 10 concurrent users connected to it, like already stated.

 

[scorpmatt]

go buy yourself a jet direct card. cheaper than a server license and much less hardware!

 

[Pepsei]

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.

 

[Pepsei]

Originally posted by: scorpmatt
go buy yourself a jet direct card. cheaper than a server license and much less hardware!

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

i guess he can also get jet direct boxes.

 

[cross6]

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

 

[jondercik]

Why? Just buy Winodws Server, stupid to use XP for this many connections. (also it wont accept em)

 

[FoBoT]

windows print ques suck, buy a printer with a network card and do direct IP printing

 

[Kelemvor]

I use 2k3 for our print server. Works great as long as you don't set it up with the wrong licensing type.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Maybe posting in the correct forum will abate the urge to pull hair?

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: Nik
Maybe posting in the correct forum will abate the urge to pull hair?

That took almost an hour you lazy fvcker.

 

[kermalou]

Do we not have a forum for this???????????????????????