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newer netgear firmware has

problems

From: "Ronald J Marchand" <rojomar@covad.net>
Subject: Re: error report redirection
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:54:24 -0500
References: <bf6hn1$mqg$1@sun-news.laserlink.net>
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<tony@aplawrence.com> wrote in message news:bf6qne$vl9$1@pcls4.std.com...
> Ronald J Marchand <rojomar@covad.net> wrote:
>
> >The routine checks the status of the print server every 10 seconds.  If
 it
 > >is ready, then the job prints else it continues to loop.
 > >
 > >Why?? you might ask.  Because Netgear print servers are buggy.
 >
 > Umm, not in my experience.  Are you using netcat?

 Yes I am.  And it works as expected.  But Netgear print servers with a
 firmware later than 6017 have problems.  We had a prior thread here on this
 subject.  If the printer is not on line, the job goes into never-never land.
 If I only had one or two I would sledge hammer them into the trash can.

 >
 > I have dozens and dozens of netgears in the field, all using netcat.  The
 > only time I have problems with these is with lpd or using their
 > Windows software to go directly.  But with netcat
 > ( http://aplawrence.com/SCOFAQ/scotec7.html#getnetcat for those
 > who don't know), no problems at all.
 >
 > Well, one Linux box the netgear keeps losing its ip address, but the
 > customer won't let me find out why, so I can't say that's really
 > a netgear problem.

 Check the firmware revision ....

 Ron
 

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