NPrinter stops printing after some time

[Monsores]

Hi!
We are having print problems in our network and I would like to know if anyone can help.
Everything was working fine for a long time, but since two days ago NPrinter (nptwin95) stops working many times a day, then it's necessary to reboot the workstation or go to nptwin95, select Printer/Clear then add the printer again to continue printing.
Our configuration is the following:
- A Pentium III 500MHz server with 256Mb running Netware 5.1 SBS SP4 and Borde Manager handling a 100Mbps network.
- About 35 workstations running Win98SE with Netware Client 3.30
- A Non-NDPS printing system with three workstations running nptwin95. IPX is being used only on these workstations. The problem happens with all of them, but not necessarily at the same time.
I changed two things on the network before the problem begun but I don't think it has anything to do with it:
- The workstations were separated in two Network cards ( 12 in one and 23 in another) on the server, now they are all in just one (the traffic, maybe?).
- I created an NDPS Broker and an NDPS Manager to begin the tests with NDPS to stop using the Non-NDPS printing system, but they are not working yet (not either loaded on the server).
Anyone can help?

Thanks
Marcelo

 

[spi200]

Hi

Try increasing your SPX connections on the client which is running the NPTR95. Nprinter uses SPX to communicate when using IPX\SPX. From memory try a seeting around 60.

Regards

David CNE

 

[Monsores]

Hi David,
Thank you for the suggestion. I changed the SPX configuration on the clients and will wait to see if the problem stops (if it begins to happen few times a day I will try new values). Toghether with it I will begin the tests with NDPS to stop using IPX/SPX.
Did it happen because of the traffic increase?

Regards

Marcelo