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    LANSpool v3.5: Troubleshooting Notes from Tech Support

    Contents:

    • GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT RUNNING LANSPOOL WITH WINDOWS
    • NODE NEW WORKS, NODE DOESN'T
    • "ADDRESS CHANGE DETECTED BY LANSPOOL"
    
    

    GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT RUNNING LANSPOOL WITH WINDOWS

    
       The latest update to make Windows 3.0 & 3.1 Enhanced compatible with the
    
       NODE TSR is 350CDRV.EXE.  The files in this patch are also included as
    
       part of the larger available patches called 350CN.EXE (386) and
    
       350CV.EXE (286).  All of these files are self-extracting and contain
    
       readme files with specific instructions.  They are available in the
    
       Network Products/ Print & Fax/ LANSpool for Netware area of Intel's
    
       online services.  The following is the README.TXT file that is included
    
       with the downloadable files.
    
    
    
       INSTALLATION PROCEDURE:
    
    
    
       All files that come with this update should be copied into your
    
       LANSpool directory.  By default this directory is:
    
    
    
           SYS:LOGIN\LANSPOOL
    
    
    
       However, you may have moved the LANSpool directory with an option in the
    
       setup program.
    
    
    
       Once these files have been copied to your LANSpool directory, you will
    
       need to restart your print stations to load the new drivers.
    
    
    
       Notes: These are the latest LANSpool Printer Drivers.  They have been
    
       re-worked for Windows 3.0 and 3.1 functionality. To run Windows 3.0 with
    
       NetWare, get the latest WINUP?.ZIP file from NetWire and install all of
    
       the fixes in that package.  WINUP?.ZIP has Novell's latest code with
    
       needed bug fixes for NetWare/Windows functionality.  LANSpool needs a
    
       special device driver to function properly with Windows when in Enhanced
    
       386 mode.  The following line must be added to the SYSTEM.INI file:
    
    
    
            DEVICE=VSPLD.386
    
    
    
            For Windows 3.1, this line should go right after the line
    
            device=*vpicd 
    
    
    
            For Windows 3.0, it should go right after the line
    
            device=vpicda.386
    
    
    
            for Win31:
    
    
    
            device=*vpicd
    
            device=vspld.386
    
    
    
            for Win30:
    
    
    
            device=vpicda.386
    
            device=vspld.386
    
    
    
            The version of the VSPLD is v3.53. To check your version, from a
    
            DOS Box in Windows, run VXD_CHK.  This will show what version of
    
            VSPLD is loaded on the machine.  If this causes a PageFault error,
    
            vspld v3.0 is loaded.  Copy vspld.386 from this release to Window's
    
    
    
            system directory.     
    
    
    
            ie:
    
            copy vspld.386 c:\windows\system
    
    
    
       Note: Do not use the "loadhigh" option of NODE when using windows.
    
    
    
            This current release does NOT allow the drivers to be loaded into
    
            HighDOS memory when running with Windows.
    
    
    
            LANSpool has been slowed down in Windows, with a print-speed cap of
    
            4.5 KBytes per second. In DOS, no such cap exists and LANSpool can
    
            print over 20 KBytes per second.  The print-speed cap is intended
    
            to keep the foreground Windows response crisp and active.
    
    
    
    

    NODE NEW WORKS, NODE DOESN'T

    
       If the NODE NEW seems to operate correctly, but there are errors when
    
       running NODE (either in the AUTOEXEC.BAT or after login) have the user
    
       use the PS="PRINTSERVERNAME" parameter when executing NODE.  If this
    
       fails to resolve the problem, it may be that the CONFIG.SYS file is
    
       being held open by the VAP/NLM.  This problem has been diagnosed and
    
       resolved.  The fix is to download 350CV.EXE or 350CN.EXE (V=VAP, N=NLM)
    
       from Intel's online services.  The files are self-extracting and contain
    
       a detailed README file with the necessary explanations and instructions.
    
        The files are in the Network Products/ Printing & Fax area of Intel's
    
       online services.
    
    
    
    

    "ADDRESS CHANGE DETECTED BY LANSPOOL"

    
       This error message will be displayed when LANSpool is loaded on 2 or
    
       more file servers, and 2 or more of the file servers are using the same
    
       name for the LANSpool printserver.  Each installation of LANSpool on a
    
       network or WAN must have a unique printserver name being used by
    
       LANSpool.
    
    

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