[THIN] Re: Printer driver issues on NT 4.0 TSE
- From: "Alexander Danilychev" <teknica@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:16:42 -0700
Hi Rick,
This is not a solution, but will help to see which printers are auto-created
and which driver is used (works outside MetaFrame as well):
http://64.58.170.3/iShare/Info/iPrintSearch.htm
ALEX
>From: "Mack, Rick" <RMack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: "'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [THIN] Re: Printer driver issues on NT 4.0 TSE
>Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:36:11 +1000
>
>Hi People,
>
>We've been having some interesting problems with printer drivers on NT 4.0
>TSE/Metaframe on one of our sites.
>
>Since getting a batch of new TS-friendly drivers from HP, we'd get random
>instances of some printers not working any more and then spontaneously
>working again later in the day.
>So users would be ringing the help desk with a continuous barrage of
>printing problems.
>
>We've finally been told what the problem is.
>
>There is a limited amount of kernel memory available for printer drivers.
>Once a printer driver is loaded by a user's application, it stays loaded
>until that user logs out. If you've got enough users with enough different
>printer drivers you'll get to the point where no more drivers can be
>loaded,
>and printing suddenly fails to a particular printer that requires that a
>different driver be loaded.
>
>Two things have lead to this problem. Manufacturers keep adding more and
>more "functionality" to their printer drivers making them bigger and
>bigger.
>And we've gotten more different type of printers, particular multi-bin
>colour printers.
>
>More and bigger printer drivers = potential headache.
>
>The solution is fairly simple. Reduce the number of different printer
>drivers, either by using some common set of drivers (eg postscript) or
>native NT/Win2K drivers (small), point out to the manufacturers that
>"simple
>and small" is actually pretty good, or use a universal printer driver.
>
>We've found that postscript really isn't an option on a WAN (print jobs 4-6
>times larger than PCL6), so the next best option is looking for a universal
>printer driver with seamless application-end bin selection. Note I mean
>that
>the user is in word, selects the bin/form they want, and it prints, no
>client end bin selection.
>
>Now all I've got to do is find one ;-)
>
>Regards,
>
>Rick
>
>Ulrich Mack
>rmack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Volante Systems
>18 heussler Terrace, Milton 4064
>Queensland Australia
>tel +61 7 32467704
>
>
>
>
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