Digital BW, The Print

Steve,

Michael's got you pointed in the right direction here. You need to
break things down into simple pieces because the QTR/GUI isn't a real
complicated duo. Two things:

1. In case I missed it in an earlier part of your thread, have you
tried running QTR without the GUI? You're dealing with two programs
here and it would be good to isolate the problem -- Roy has pretty
clear directions on how to run QTR "raw"

2. When you run "net share" from the command prompt like Michael
suggests, do you also see both your printer and a line that reads
something like "print$ C:\WINNT\systema32\spool\drivers"?

Depending on whether that line is present and if you're spooling your
output or sending RAW data to the printer may play a part in your
problem -- Roy and/or Steve can fill you in more on how their
respective code deals with the Win2K print spooler.

If you can print from Photoshop (or any other app) to your printer and
you're not using a print server, the firewall is a non-issue as
Michael suggests. However, do you have any security software of any
sort running on your machine? Are you logged in as and have you
installed all the software in this loop (including your printer
drivers, QTR and GUI with Admin privileges or as the same user?

And again, in case I missed it, you are networked on the machine
you're printing from or have a loopback adapter installed, right? And
since you're using USB, you've checked for any port mismatches that
may have been introduced when you set up your printer share, yes?

Michael -- FYI I've got about 30+ feet between my 9600 and my editing
machine. It's a tad over "spec" but I am using a good heavy cable with
ferrite cores, so I haven't had a bit of trouble with the distance for
either my 9600 or 7000. Also, you can always drop a good powered hub
or repeater in the line if noise is an issue, go ethernet, or if your
network is wireless, the USB wireless adapters are getting very
inexpensive. Distance should be no problem for you...

Cheers!

Richard 



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "steveabrink"
<steveabrink@y...> wrote:
> 
> Thankd for the good info...!  But before I go through the hassle of 
> setting up a print server, it would be great to get Steve Billard's 
> feedback on doing this...? 
> 
> Also, real basic ?, how do I check the firewall setting is off in 
> W2K...?  Or is there one...? 
> 
> Finally, can any windows developers out their think of any other   
> settings that would stop QTR GUI from sending data to port for 
> printing...? 
> 
> Thanks in advance! 
> Steve B 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Michael Poster 
> <mposter@w...> wrote:
> > I'll betray my ignorance here, but what the heck. I've been
reading 
> recent 
> > messages about print servers and am intrigued. I'm thinking about 
> getting a 
> > 7600 (or the next iteration) and have been wondering about how
I'll 
> set it up.
> > 
> > I'm on Win XP and have my 2200 direct connected to the PC via
USB. 
> It's 
> > printing color through the Epson driver and BW using QTR /
QTRgui. 
> The 
> > biggest problem I believe I'll have setting up the larger printer 
> is space. 
> > I will have to place the printer outside my office in an adjacent 
> work room 
> > and I may have to exceed acceptable USB cable length to get 
> connected. It's 
> > also an intriguing idea to get the print-driving software running 
> on 
> > another machine while I continue to work in Photoshop on
subsequent 
> images.
> > 
> > It seems that with QTRgui's watched folder capability I could
send 
> a file 
> > to a networked machine in the work room serving the printers and 
> QTR would 
> > take over and print. Have I got that right? Is there some way to
do 
> the 
> > same when printing color through the Epson driver?
> > 
> > Michael
> > 
> > At 09:58 AM 12/20/2004, you wrote:
> > >One solution, if you have a spare computer (that PII-200 with
32MB 
> of
> > >RAM and the 2.0GB hard disk, that's ready for the garbage, will
do
> > >nicely here).  Can be reinstalled from bare metal, simply as a 
> print
> > >server.  Linux can be a solution for a lot of problems here, in 
> that it
> > >can run headless (no monitor, keyboard or mouse) just with the
RIP
> > >engine and the printer attached, running networking and samba so 
> that
> > >your Windows PC can use it.