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Q107718: Net Print Disassociates Printer Driver from Queue

Article: Q107718
Product(s): Microsoft LAN Manager
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
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Last Modified: 27-FEB-2002

SYMPTOMS
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Issuing the NET PRINT xxxx /ROUTE:yyyy command disassociates the printer driver
name from the queue. Later attempts to remote print to the queue return error
71. Generally, printers become disassociated from the queue when manipulated
with the NET PRINT command or from within NET ADMIN
(View/SharedResources/Printers/Edit).


CAUSE
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A LAN Manager design limitation causes this.

WORKAROUND
==========

Use Print Manager. This sort of administrative tasks cannot be done over the
network using command line interfaces and batch jobs.

STEPS TO DUPLICATE CONDITION
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1. Create a printer, NullPtr, using IBMNULL driver directed to COM1.

2. Create a queue, NullQ, using NullPtr and the IBMNULL driver.

3. Share NULLQ.

  NET SHARE NULLQ /PRINT

4. Use NULLQ.

  NET USE LPT3 \\xxxx\NULLQ

5. Change the routing. (Simply issue the command; no change is necessary.)

  NET PRINT NULLQ /ROUTE:COM1 (same as before)

6. Copy CONFIG.SYS to LPT3.

  COPY CONFIG.SYS LPT3

This results in a SYS00071 error.

NOTE: This applies to all ports and drivers specified.

Additional query words: 2.2, 2.1, 2.0c

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