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We are currently running Novell Intranetware 4.11 with approximately 40 - 45 concurrent users. The Novell client version is 2.5 on a 10baseTX network, win95 and win98 workstations, Intel Pentium 133-200 nics.

We also have a remote site currently coming in over CISCO routers with a 128 ISDN line. We have a big problem right now with print jobs freezing up the remote terminals.

Any suggestions on how to properly setup the database to function properly over the WAN?

Help Anyone

For WAN use, you might route the print job to a DOS file and then copy it across the WAN and print it locally:

From the TCL:

PDISK MYFILE.PRN

* run your normal print jobs

* then restore the normal printing function

* from the TCL

PDISK PRN (S)

SUSPEND

COPY MYFILE.PRN C:\TEMP or something like that

Then

COPY C:\TEMP\MYFILE.PRN LPT1:

EXIT

The problem seems to be timing issues with the router and the routing of print across the WAN. What seems to happen is that the print job closes prematurely on the remote workstation.

HTH

Don Miller

C3 Inc.

Be sure to add the /b switch after the copy command. This will copy to treat it as a binary file and not prematurely truncate the file and preserve any printer control commands. Syntax COPY /b … …

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