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Printer Question - Windows 2003 two print queue one IP Address

Author
9 Mar 2006 4:44 PM
Sabo, Eric
I have an really interesting question here.     We have Windows 2003 SP1
Server with two printer queues created that SHARE the same IP Address.   It
is actually one physical printer.    We need to do this because one print
queue is just for black/white print jobs and the other queue is for color
print jobs.

The question is the following:
If two jobs get submitted at the same time through both printer queues,
would this by any chance cause the print spooler on the server to crash since
it is going to the same ip address.

Author
9 Mar 2006 6:13 PM
Doug Sherman [MVP]
Well, it 'shouldn't' - Windows has supported multiple 'printers' per print
device since NT.  You might want to give the printers different priorties -
Printer Properties - Advanced tab:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/advanced/help/default.asp?url=/windo
ws2000/en/advanced/help/sag_PRINTconcepts_04D.htm

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSAA, MCP+I, MVP

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<Sabo>; "Eric" <sab***@cup.edu> wrote in message
news:46282A9B-A646-4B2F-B821-92A3AA3BAA01@microsoft.com...
> I have an really interesting question here.     We have Windows 2003 SP1
> Server with two printer queues created that SHARE the same IP Address.
It
> is actually one physical printer.    We need to do this because one print
> queue is just for black/white print jobs and the other queue is for color
> print jobs.
>
> The question is the following:
> If two jobs get submitted at the same time through both printer queues,
> would this by any chance cause the print spooler on the server to crash
since
> it is going to the same ip address.
>
>
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Author
10 Mar 2006 12:40 PM
Sabo, Eric
Doug,

Thanks for the answer, I justed want to make sure.

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"Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote:

> Well, it 'shouldn't' - Windows has supported multiple 'printers' per print
> device since NT.  You might want to give the printers different priorties -
> Printer Properties - Advanced tab:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/advanced/help/default.asp?url=/windo
> ws2000/en/advanced/help/sag_PRINTconcepts_04D.htm
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSAA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> <Sabo>; "Eric" <sab***@cup.edu> wrote in message
> news:46282A9B-A646-4B2F-B821-92A3AA3BAA01@microsoft.com...
> > I have an really interesting question here.     We have Windows 2003 SP1
> > Server with two printer queues created that SHARE the same IP Address.
> It
> > is actually one physical printer.    We need to do this because one print
> > queue is just for black/white print jobs and the other queue is for color
> > print jobs.
> >
> > The question is the following:
> > If two jobs get submitted at the same time through both printer queues,
> > would this by any chance cause the print spooler on the server to crash
> since
> > it is going to the same ip address.
> >
> >
>
>
>

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