that's possible. Xerox has some software that will actually hit the printer
before sending a job to the printer shared on the server.
Normally MS disables this feature on the Printer Properties Configuration.
Bi-Directional Setup. If you can disable this on the print server, the
client won't attempt to communicate to with the printer.
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> Hi alan,
>
> yes, the laptops are connected to the server 2003 but when i started to
> check the printer it has its own IP address, i dont know what it means
> but i think the printer can stand on its own. i suspect it might be the
> driver? its not compatible with vista? the printer is already old and i
> cant find the updated driver on the xerox site.
>
> Regards!
>
>
> 'Alan Morris [MSFT Wrote:
>> ;3878253']So the laptaps are connected to a Server 2003 machine sharing
>> the Xerox
>> printer correct?
>>
>> Can the laptops ping the Server 2003 machine when the printers go
>> offline?
>>
>>
>>
>> --
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>> "merf" <merf.3cspdb@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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>> > Hello im having problems on our printer Xerox DC 400/350/250 PCL 6
>> it
>> > always have a status of "offline" on two laptops having an OS of
>> Vista,
>> > the printer is on Static IP setup. but in most of the computers here
>> > having OS XP there is no problem only on the two notebooks running
>> on
>> > vista. we have a server "server 2003".
>> >
>> > Please advise.
>> >
>> >
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