[THIN] Re: thinprint for 64bit Citrix to 32bit PrintServer
- From: "M" <mathras@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:51:25 -0000
You cant beat 64 bit servers running PS 4.5 we have around 60 of them for our
Core applications.
(apart from some of the seamless application differences with PS 4.5 running on
32 bit - at the same patch levels).
What printer vendors are you using ?
We are using 64 bit and after some searching found around 95% of the drivers
had 64 bit versions.
We use Xerox , HP and Brother although are standardising on Xerox MFDs.
Have you seen this article
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895612/
I did spend quite a bit of time hunting for drivers and even spoke to the
manufacturers. One of them said a couple of printers had no 64 bit printer
driver. The drivers did exist and turned up in Windows XP 64 bit downloads.
If a 64 bit HP driver does not exist, they recommend an alternative driver to
use or the HP universal drivers instead.
Xerox have 64 bit drivers for almost all of their printers apart from some of
the older non supported models.
----- Original Message -----
From: Anthony Green
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 9:36 PM
Subject: [THIN] Re: thinprint for 64bit Citrix to 32bit PrintServer
These are a mishmash of network printers (session based assigned via citrix
policies) so can't use the UPD.
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Joe Shonk
Sent: 09 December 2008 15:20
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: thinprint for 64bit Citrix to 32bit PrintServer
Why not just use the UPD included with Citrix? For most organizations it
works great. Very, very few cases where a third-party solution is required.
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Anthony Green
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 5:13 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] thinprint for 64bit Citrix to 32bit PrintServer
We are upgrading a Citrix farm to 64bit and was looking at this as a possible
solution to the print problems we would get with 64bit drivers (or lack of
them).
We are not going to be using thinprint for client printing... just for
network printing.
I've been told we need to buy .print engine for all CTX servers and the
.print client would be installed on the print server.
Does this sound right? Anyone give me a rough idea of cost for this per
Citrix Server (approx 60) or per user?
Thanks,
Ant.
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