This is related to the printer MAC address aged out of
the CAM table due to inactivity. We see a lot on our
servers. What we do is creating a ping script
(traffic) on the servers to ping the gateway. In your
case, you can do a continuous ping to the printer IP
from a workstation or server, say ping it very 3
minute or so.
Jianliang Li
--- Thomas Crowe wrote:
> You might want to check is the port is going into
> "errordisable" mode.
> Usually when this happens, the switch is either set
> to or detecting
> full-duplex, when in fact the printer is only
> working in half-duplex. That
> could explain the reset when you log into the
> switch. I have seen this A
> LOT with HP printers and Catalyst switches.
>
> HTH
>
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> Question for all you IBM printer gurus. I have the
> following small office
> connected to my hospital.
>
>
HOSPITAL-AIRONET340----------------OFFICE-AIRONET340---C1924----IBM
> AFP
> Printer.
>
> Here is the problem. After about 15-30 minutes the
> printer is no longer
> visible or pingable from the network. It seems to
> time out from the switch
> connection. If I log into the switch and ping this
> printer it comes back up
> and is then visible on the network again, until it
> times out? Any known
> conflicts with the C1900's or the Aironets and this
> particular printer?
> Anyone know of any timeout parameter changes that
> might take care of this?
> There isn't a whole lot of commands on the 1900 to
> use.
>
> Bob Sites
> System Engineer
> Valley Health System, IS Dept.
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