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

  • From: "Sorin Srbu" <Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 16:26:10 +0200

On Fri, 4 Apr 2003 09:14:14 -0500, Greg Reese wrote:

>>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.

I envy you.

You guys have all the good stuff and I must reuse ten years old
hardware... That's universities for you... 8-(

>>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.

I'll look there. Thx.

>>-----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
>>=3D3D
>>>we print to them all day.  Their impact on our print server has been =
>=3D
>>=3D3D
>>>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 =
>=3D
>>=3D3D
>>>they're=3D3D20
>>>going to be in use alot they'll suck up alot of bandwidth/ram/cycles.  =
> =3D
>>=3D3D
>>>You=3D3D20
>>>might consider putting those two on another old junk box, or setting =
>=3D
>>=3D3D
>>>printer=3D3D20
>>>priorities so that the regular printers get taken care of first.


BW,

Sorin

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