Hi, I had nearly the same problem. In my opinition it was CUPS, I switched to LPRNG and all worked like it should.
ALex -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Aloha-Systeme GmbH * Tel: 030 / 627 08 630 Wilmersdorfer Str. 79 * 10629 Berlin * Fax: 030 / 627 08 639 Alexandros Gougousoudis * Mobil: 0172 / 310 64 63 ** Netzwerke und Linux ** Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Offizielle Homepage: http://www.aloha-systeme.de/ > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Auftrag von > Miguel Manso > Gesendet: Samstag, 14. Juni 2003 14:14 > An: Karl Banasky > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Betreff: re: [Samba] Printing from Windows to Samba takes a > LOT of time. > > > Hi there, > > I've tryed the settings you've suggested me and the situation > is the same. > > The software versions I'm using are: > > Windows version: XP Pro > Samba version: 2.2.7a > CUPS version: 1.1.19-1 > > Printing a 6 pages document takes 1 minute or so... Again, I > think it's a samba > related problem because until the process arrives the CUP > system, it takes that > minute. While the time passes, there's a smbd process working > and working and > working... > > Any clue? > > Thx. > > > -- > Miguel Manso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Quoting Karl Banasky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I thought you need a "guest = yes" in your printer file for > Slowdows to have > > free access to it. Also I put the "printcap name = lpstat" > in the global > > settings. Though some reading says it should be "printcap > name = cups". > > Your choice. > > It would be helpful to know what samba ver. and cups ver. > you are running > > even the (maybe more important) version of Slowdows you > are using. :) > > Cheers. > > > > Karl- > > > > > > >> Hi there, > > > > >> I've a linux server (PII 233, 94mb ram) running > Mandrake Linux 9.1 with > > an > > >> HP > > >> printer attached to it. > > > > >> I've configured the printer (I'm using CUPS) and it > works fine. Next, > > I've > > >> configured samba: > > > > >> [global] > > >> . > > >> . > > >> . > > >> workgroup = MYWORKGROUP > > >> security = share > > >> log level = 2 > > >> printing = cups > > >> . > > >> . > > >> . > > > > >> [hp] > > >> printer = hp > > >> printable = yes > > >> path = /var/spool/samba > > >> create mask = 0700 > > > > > > >> Now, I've installed the printer on a windows machine, > it worked ok. > > I've > > >> tryed > > >> the test page and it works like a charm. > > > > >> Now, when I thought everything was doing fine, I've > noticed that for > > >> documents > > >> with more pages (4, 5, 6 ...) the printing takes a LOT > (1,5 minutes for > > >> those > > >> examples) to complete. > > > > >> My first guess was that CUPS was taking too much time > processing the > > job. > > >> After > > >> analising the system with the "top" utility and > configured CUPS to > > >> dissalow > > >> printing jobs, I've noticed that the time was spent > before CUPS. The > > smbd > > >> process takes a lot to end. > > > > >> I've looking at the /var/log/samba/log.user file and > I've found this: > > > > > > >> [2003/06/13 21:19:41, 2] > > >> rpc_server/srv_spoolss_nt.c:find_printer_index_by_hnd(263) > > >> find_printer_index_by_hnd: Printer handle not found: > > >> find_printer_index_by_hnd: Printer handle not found: > > close_printer_handle: > > >> Invalid handle (OTHER:2442:2255) > > >> [2003/06/13 21:19:41, 2] > > >> rpc_server/srv_spoolss_nt.c:find_printer_index_by_hnd(263) > > >> find_printer_index_by_hnd: Printer handle not found: > > >> find_printer_index_by_hnd: Printer handle not found: > > close_printer_handle: > > >> Invalid handle (OTHER:2442:2255) > > >> [2003/06/13 21:19:41, 2] > > >> rpc_server/srv_spoolss_nt.c:find_printer_index_by_hnd(263) > > >> find_printer_index_by_hnd: Printer handle not found: > > >> find_printer_index_by_hnd: Printer handle not found: > > close_printer_handle: > > >> Invalid handle (OTHER:2442:2255) > > >> [2003/06/13 21:19:43, 2] > > >> rpc_server/srv_spoolss_nt.c:find_printer_index_by_hnd(263) > > >> find_printer_index_by_hnd: Printer handle not found: > > >> _spoolss_writeprinter: > > >> Invalid handle (OTHER:2809:2253) > > > > > > >> I thought that this only happed when I was printing, > but no, it's > > allways > > >> appearing on the log file. > > > > >> My two guesses for the occurence are: > > > > >> - My server is weak for the processing that samba needs > > >> - I've any problem in the samba configuration (judging > the logs) > > > > >> Could someone point me to any direction? I think I've > spent all my > > >> "guesses". > > > > >> Thanks a lot. > > > > >> -- > > >> Miguel Manso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >> -- > > >> To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL > and read the > > >> instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba