Re: Re[2]: [newbie] Printer virus problem
I've had exactly the same problem with just a single Windows PC connected to 2 printers (both installed on the system) through a data switch. Print with the data switch switched to the wrong printer, [EMAIL PROTECTED]* Cancel the printing - no effect Delete the print job at the print manager - no effect. Power down the PC and re-boot - no effect if the printer was still on. Shut off the printer AND power down AND wait before re-booting - the printer re-starts spewing garbage until it's discharged its internal buffer. Gaaah! It would be nice if printers came with a 'Flush printer internal buffer' option. DougB On Fri, 2003-06-27 at 14:49, rikona wrote: Hello Stephen, Friday, June 27, 2003, 5:18:45 AM, you wrote: snip I had this problem on a Win-only local net, with an Epson printer. The symptoms were a short line on each page, and a huge number of pages. The data was transferred to the printer buffer and the only solution was to shut off the printer. If it was a large print job, there was still garbage remaining on the source computer too, and that had to be flushed as well, otherwise it would continue if the printer was restarted. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re[2]: [newbie] Printer virus problem
Hello Stephen, Friday, June 27, 2003, 5:18:45 AM, you wrote: SK On Fri, 2003-06-27 at 19:17, Robin Turner wrote: Since the only machines with permissions to print to the Samba server are in our offices, I suspect the collateral damage would prove unpopular. The other problem is that these bogus print jobs only come about once a day, so switching the printer off until we got one would not make me popular either, though it is an option. SK Last time I had this problem it was a Windows machine using the wrong SK driver printing to a Samba printer - the print job was hung in the SK spooler on the Windows machine, and had to be blown out from there. I SK used Ethereal to determine the IP addy. I had this problem on a Win-only local net, with an Epson printer. The symptoms were a short line on each page, and a huge number of pages. The data was transferred to the printer buffer and the only solution was to shut off the printer. If it was a large print job, there was still garbage remaining on the source computer too, and that had to be flushed as well, otherwise it would continue if the printer was restarted. -- HTH, rikonamailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
