[windows2000] Re: Dedicated print server - enough performance?

  • From: "Greg Reese" <GReese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 09:14:14 -0500



>Gosh! I'm drooling all over the keyboard. Sorry about that, but it
>sounds kinda sexy. Guess it's the geek in me talking... 8-]

you should see my new SQL server then :))  Dual Xeon 2ghz cpus and 2.5GB =
DDR RAM.  Dual GB Nics. All in a 2u package.


>How do you change where it spools. Same as in NT4? I assume you run
>win2k on your servers.

In the printers folder.  File->Server Properties.  Spool folder is on =
the Advanced tab.  I can't remember if that is the same as NT4 or not.  =
Probably is.


Greg

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 2:11 AM
>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Dedicated print server - enough performance?
>
>
>
>On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 18:17:08 -0500, Greg Reese wrote:
>
>>the Canon ir5000 is pretty well behaved. I have three on my network =
and =3D
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>>we print to them all day.  Their impact on our print server has been =
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>>minimal.
>
>Do your ppl connect straight to it, or via a printer server? If the
>latter, what cpu/ram/nic is in it?
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Chris Berry [mailto:compjma@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>>Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 5:27 PM
>>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Dedicated print server - enough =
performance?
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: "Sorin Srbu" <Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>I plan to add the following:
>>>
>>>HP Laserjet 5M
>>>HP Laserjet 4050N
>>>HP Laserjet 4100N
>>>HP Laserjet 4300DTN
>>>HP Color Laserjet 4550N
>>>
>>>and a Canon iR5000 printer copy-machine.
>>>
>>>I *think* the printing to the colour-laser might be a bit difficult
>>>for the printer server, however the printer does have a lot of RAM
>>>so maybe it'll be ok anyway.
>>
>>Hmm, yeah, I'd be a bit worried about the Cannon & Color laserjet if =
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>>they're=3D3D20
>>going to be in use alot they'll suck up alot of bandwidth/ram/cycles.  =
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>>You=3D3D20
>>might consider putting those two on another old junk box, or setting =
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>>printer=3D3D20
>>priorities so that the regular printers get taken care of first.



BW,

Sorin

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