WPS Resets Printer When Sending Jobs Across Network
  
PSS ID Number: Q113414
Article last modified on 09-09-1996
 
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WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Windows Printing System version 1.0
 - Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11
 - Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11
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SUMMARY
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When you use the Windows Printing System (WPS) in a network environment,
WPS resets the printer and performs a printer self test between each
network print job.
 
After it is reset, the printer switches to the appropriate mode: WPS Ready
if the print job is from a WPS driver or HP PCL if the print job is from a
HP PCL driver.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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The WPS resetting of the printer in a network environment is expected
behavior. WPS needs to determine what type of job is being sent across the
network. When you print locally, this function is handled through
bidirectional communication between the driver and the cartridge. When you
print across a network, bidirectional communication is not possible;
therefore, WPS resets the printer to determine the type of job being sent.
If a WPS printer is in WPS Ready mode when a local job is being printed,
the bidirectional communication between the driver and the cartridge knows
the job is from a WPS driver and no reset occurs. If the print job is from
the network, WPS resets the printer to determine the type of print job
being sent.
 
For more information about the Windows Printing System, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
 
   WPS
 
KBCategory: kbprint
KBSubCategory:
Additional reference words: wps 1.00 net reboot start stop delay remote
local win31 wfwg
 
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