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LANSpool v3.5: Troubleshooting Notes from Tech Support
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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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