Re: Server loses printers

On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:58:06 -0700, Jim Moe <jmm-list.AXSPAMGN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

If the printers are connected using TCP/IP then how can it be a Netbios
problem? That is a different protocol. Maybe, like most people it seems,
you haven't got a clue about what exactly Netbios is.

LAN services, File and Print, PEER, NetBIOS, SMB. AFAICT they are all
interdependent, sometimes synonyms for each other.

They do NOT all mean the same thing. That is the problem.
LAN services, File and Print, and Peer are all broadly the same thing.
SMB is a messaging protocol used by the above.
Netbios is a packet transport protocol which may or may not be used by the
above.

They can even use tcp/ip as a transport.

That just makes your assertion even more ridiculous. Why didn't you lump
that in as well, along with the kitchen sink?

I was inclined to blame whatever-the-protocol-name-is since it is
usually what f--ks up.

No it isn't. It's usually the LAN Services or equivalent bit.

This time, however, I suspect it was the spooler itself.

You can disable the spooler when the problem occurs to help prove this.
.

Relevant Pages

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