Thanks for the confirmation. Was the XP machine configured with byte count
or is it using a port monitor supplied by Netgear?

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"TomCantPrint" <TomCantPrint@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Alan,
>
> After month of having to transfer my work from my Vista machine to my XP
> machine to print you solved the problem!!! I enabled the LPR Byte
> Counting
> Enabled option and that did the trick.
>
> FYI I am not kidding when I say that I spent 30 hours on the phone with HP
> trying to get this worked out including waiting 2 week while HP support
> waited for a response from their "printer group". Samsung tech people
> only
> took one day in their driver group to tell me that they could not do
> anything.
>
> Thanks again. I can finally start to use my Vista machines like they are
> fully functional network computers.
>
> Tom Can Now Print
>
> "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> LPR byte counting might be the issue. The specs for LPR/LPD state a
>> data
>> file containing the exact byte count expected from the LPR client should
>> be
>> sent to the LPD service prior to the job. The Standard TCP/IP Port
>> monitor
>> sends like a 4gig fake size. Most LPD implementations ignore the data
>> file
>> and just process the job, thus the fake size attribute.
>>
>> Since it works on XP (I assume in the same configuration) I would not
>> expect
>> this to be the issue but please enable byte counting and see if this
>> resolves the issue. Byte counting will render the job to obtain how many
>> bytes to include in the data file, then render the document again when it
>> is
>> sent to the printer.
>>
>>
>> If that does not work, install the LPR Port under Control Panel /
>> Programs
>> and Features / Turn Windows features on and off
>>
>> --
>> Alan Morris
>> Windows Printing Team
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>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto
>>
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>> rights.
>>
>> "TomCantPrint" <TomCantPrint@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5A6A2411-B6B9-4C70-A76A-2BB11D52230F@microsoft.com...
>> > Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Monitor
>> >
>> > PORT SETTINGS
>> >
>> > Port Name: 192.168.0.1
>> > Printer Name or IP address 192.168.0.1
>> >
>> > Protocol LPR
>> >
>> > LPR Setting
>> > Queue Name: FWG114P (this is the name of the Netgear
>> > Router/print
>> > server)
>> >
>> > LPR Byte Counting Enabled (THIS IS TURNED OFF)
>> >
>> > SNMP Status Enabled (THIS IS TURNED OFF)
>> >
>> > So far could not find anything in the KB.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> What port monitor are you using?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Alan Morris
>> >> Windows Printing Team
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>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >> "TomCantPrint" <TomCantPrint@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:5034B733-D4B1-4BE9-9EEE-0110C8EDAE01@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have two vista machines that act the same. I have two samsung
>> >> >ML-2XXX
>> >> > printer that are acting the same. With the latest print drivers I
>> >> > can
>> >> > print
>> >> > to the two printers if they are connected to the computers using a
>> >> > hardwire
>> >> > USB connection. When I try and print to either printer to either
>> >> > printer
>> >> > using the usb print server output on my netgear wifi router the last
>> >> > page
>> >> > does not print. The printer comes back with a time out error
>> >> > waiting
>> >> > for
>> >> > the
>> >> > last page.
>> >> >
>> >> > Everything works great printing with using the printers connected
>> >> > connected
>> >> > through this wifi setup if I am using my XP machines.
>> >> >
>> >> > Anyone know what the problem is with Vist and the last page?
>> >> >
>> >> > More info:
>> >> > I can not print one page because it is also the last page.
>> >> >
>> >> > I can print documents of I add a dummy last page and have the
>> >> > program
>> >> > set
>> >> > to
>> >> > print one more page than I need.
>> >> >
>> >> > It seems like Vista is not sending that one last character to allow
>> >> > the
>> >> > last
>> >> > page to pring.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have contacted Samsung and HP support several times and they say
>> >> > it
>> >> > is
>> >> > not
>> >> > their problem.
>> >> >
>> >> > They say that if their drivers print ok to the USB Port directly
>> >> > there
>> >> > drivers are good. I agree. Vista should be sending the same
>> >> > informaton
>> >> > to
>> >> > the usb port as it does over the WiFi?
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
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