Article: Q97749
Product(s): Microsoft LAN Manager
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Last Modified: 30-JUL-2001
SUMMARY
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You can set several parameters from the command line to speed up network
printing on MS-DOS workstations when using PRINTSTA.EXE. Type "PRINTSTA"
(without the quotation marks) at the command line to see which parameters it is
currently using, or "PRINTSTA /?" (without the quotation marks) for a brief
description of each parameter.
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Some parameters that are most useful for enhancing printing speed are are:
/T:1 Timer Priority This sets the priority for PRINTSTA as to how
often it can use the system's processor. Setting
this to 1 gives PRINTSTA its highest priority.
/B:20 Number of network buffers for use with PRINTSTA.
20 is the maximum. Each buffer uses 128 bytes.
/I:50 Timer Loop This sets the number of processing cycles PRINTSTA
Iterations uses before relinquishing control. You can assign
whatever value you want to this, but setting it too
high can cause problems. If you change it and
problems develop, look to it first as a probable
cause.
/O:1024 Number of This should be matched to the value set for the /M
Characters to Print parameter.
in Each Pass
/M:1024 The amount of cache memory to be reserved for
each permitted spool file.
Giving your protocol stack more NCBs seems to help. You need at least 8 for the
stack to function properly, 12 is better, and if a lot of people are trying to
connect at the same time you may want even more.
Additional query words: 2.20
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