print server - print load balancing 1

[pudsey41]

I have a NT4 printserver. I have 2 Kycera 1010 network printers that i want to use in the same location and want to "load balance" between them due to the large volume of printing in that room.
I dont want the users to have to select which printer to use.

Peter Moulson
Pudsey Grangefield High School
Leeds, UK

 

[mass2612]

Sounds like you need to set up a printer pool. As long as both your devices will use the same printer driver then this is pretty straight forward. See -

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;112991.

 

[mass2612]

Sorry - I just noticed the above article references NT 3.x. Try the steps below: -

How to Create a Printing Pool

NOTE: This procedure assumes that the printers that you want to pool are installed on the print server and are listed in the Printers folder. To add a new printer, click Add Printer in the Printers folder.

Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
Right-click a printer that you want to include in the printing pool, and then click Properties.

Click the Ports tab.

Select the Enable printer pooling check box.

In the list of ports, select the check boxes for the ports to which the printers that you want to pool are connected.

Repeat steps 2 through step 5 for each logical printer that you want to include in the printing pool.

Click OK.

 

[pudsey41]

thanks , worked a treat ....... solved my problem



Peter Moulson
Pudsey Grangefield High School
Leeds, UK