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More info?)
Sorry Alan - LPT1 and we are communicating with an AS400 over the internet
using Host on Demand (IBM) with the same configuration in 2 other locations
without this problem.
Frank
"Alan Morris(MSFT)" wrote:
> Not sure what you mean by screen sessions. Is this a terminal server
> environment? You keep stating LP1 I am assuming you mean LPT1.
>
> --
> Alan Morris
> Windows Printing Team
> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
>
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> "fab" <fab@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:55FCA4E8-6BCE-4CF9-8640-AFF9B6B59556@microsoft.com...
> > thanks for trying Alan but there were no power management settings in the
> > parallel port bios. I also realized that 1 of our 5 printers is an hp2300
> > which is in fact connected by a usb port but even after disabling the
> sleep
> > on the device manager settings for usb ports we are still having the same
> > problem with that printer as the other 4 connected by LP1. More info - we
> are
> > connecting to an AS400 using the internet and Host on Demand - we have 2
> > other locations set up the same way and they do not have this problem. The
> > big difference at this site is the pc's are new and we are using a newly
> set
> > up switch for the inernet connection. Our screen sessions which come
> through
> > the same configuration are not going to sleep like the printers. We still
> > feel there is something minor we might be missing in our xp pro power
> > management set up but we can't find it. A simple close of the printer
> session
> > and reopening it gets the printers going after 15 minutes idle. Any other
> > ideas??
> >
> > "fab" wrote:
> >
> > > thanks alan i will get our person at that site to check that tomorrow. i
> have
> > > a similar pc here at home and when i check parallel ports on bios there
> is no
> > > mention of power management on my parallel port but i don't have the
> problem,
> > > his pcs are brand new and maybe have that setting on.
> > >
> > > "Alan Morris(MSFT)" wrote:
> > >
> > > > check the computer BIOS and make sure the parallel ports are not
> configured
> > > > for power management
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Alan Morris
> > > > Windows Printing Team
> > > > Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
> > > >
;kbhowto]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto
> > > >
> > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> > > >
> > > > "fab" <fab@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:95994224-A42F-4D32-94C6-7B2563844D49@microsoft.com...
> > > > > We have 5 new xp pro pc's with printers attached that keep falling
> asleep.
> > > > i
> > > > > thought cari had answer with power save on usb's when i realized
> these
> > > > > printers are connected to LP1. we can find the sleep setting on the
> usbs
> > > > but
> > > > > not the LP port. this could be a setting on our network switch but
> we
> > > > > strongly suspect the new pc's and xp pro are the culprit - help
> anyone?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
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