First, one clarification: IPP is not port 9100. Port 9100 is variously described as "JetDirect" or "raw TCP".
As for the port getting disabled: Are you saying this happens only with the RPM software, not when going directly to the device? This would sound like a weakness in the RPM software. On Tue, 5 Oct 2010, George Gallen wrote: > it's a Canon Imagerunner copier/printer with it's own "pc" acting as a server. > I'm not really sure what OS it's running, I don't think it's windows. > > I'm submitting lpd protocol to it, directly to it's IP > > I switched our side so that cups sends to a Windows PC running RPM lpd > server, > and RPM then sends the raw data to a windows network printer (same > copier/server) > except it's getting it's jobs through the networks windows printer server, > and > the jobs print as expected. > > So, it's definitely in the Canons PC's lpd server specifically. > > This all sounds great..and solved, EXCEPT, we have found another little issue > with cups, it seems when the lpd server is busy, cups triggers the printer > queue > to disable (ErrorPolicy stop-printer), which is extremely annoying to have to > keep reenabling the queue when you send a flurry of jobs. So we changed it so > the > ErrorPolicy retry-job instead, now it doesn't take the queue offline, instead > now > it just doesn't send a job to the server, but still deletes it from it's > queue. > > So....Until I can get this lost job issue solved, looks like I have choices: > > 1. Look into changing from lpd protocol (port 515) to Ipp protocol (port > 9100) (next attempt) > 2. See if the server's admin can set something so the lpd server does FIFO > 3. have fun sorting printed jobs back into their correct order! > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users- > > boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Bob Rasmussen > > Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 1:50 PM > > To: U2 Users List > > Subject: Re: [U2] CUPS printing and sequence of jobs > > > > Is this with a standalone hardware printer server, or a PC acting as a > > printer server? If the latter, with what software on the PC? > > > > Our Print Wizard software for Windows can act as a printer server. We > > have > > *some* capabilities for job sequencing, and we could explore more > > options > > with you if this is critical. > > > > On Tue, 5 Oct 2010, George Gallen wrote: > > > > > the debug info shows they were sent to the printer in the numerical > > unix job# order. > > > I disabled the printer, sent the jobs again, and the unix job# order > > was the same > > > as the order sent, I renabled the printer and when the jobs > > printed they were > > > in random order, according to the cups log, they were sent in the > > correct order. > > > > > > So it looks like it's the receiving print server that is sending them > > in random > > > order to the printer, of course the admin for that server swears > > it does FIFO... > > > > > > Thanks for the debug tip... > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users- > > > > boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Steve Romanow > > > > Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 12:51 PM > > > > To: U2 Users List > > > > Subject: Re: [U2] CUPS printing and sequence of jobs > > > > > > > > Maybe turn the logging up a notch and verify the order they are > > being > > > > submitted? It might not be considered "submitted" until it > > finishes > > > > spooling, where a large job can be surpassed by smaller jobs. We > > would > > > > not really want it to "block" on large print jobs. Take for > > instance > > > > you start spooling an invoice run that may take 5-6 minutes to > > spool, > > > > you do you not want to process any other jobs while this thing is > > > > transferring to the queue? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > U2-Users mailing list > > > > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > > > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > > _______________________________________________ > > > U2-Users mailing list > > > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > ....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc. > > > > personal e-mail: r...@anzio.com > > company e-mail: r...@anzio.com > > voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time) > > fax: (US) 503-624-0760 > > web: http://www.anzio.com > > street address: Rasmussen Software, Inc. > > 10240 SW Nimbus, Suite L9 > > Portland, OR 97223 USA > > _______________________________________________ > > U2-Users mailing list > > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > Regards, ....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc. personal e-mail: r...@anzio.com company e-mail: r...@anzio.com voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time) fax: (US) 503-624-0760 web: http://www.anzio.com street address: Rasmussen Software, Inc. 10240 SW Nimbus, Suite L9 Portland, OR 97223 USA _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
