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Uncle Peter · 14-06-2011, 13:50

Don't think there's anything too shabby about the way you have it setup at the moment. I'm wondering if you have some kind of aggressive re-transmission issue when someone tries to offload a large file onto that print server either due to a problem with the print server itself dropping traffic or a physical cable fault. Also, PDF files, particularly large ones can be particularly troublesome on certain types of printer.

I would check your print user's NIC stats for retrans/errors or maybe run Wireshark for a wee while, also look through your print server logs if they are supported. Might be worth popping your trunk cables onto a fluke if you have one or swapping them completely if it's not too much hassle.

...forgot to ask, is your switch managed and does it support snmp so you can pull some stats off?

14-06-2011, 13:50	#2
Uncle Peter 81-82-83-84 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: on holiday by mistake Age: 55 Services: Vivid 200, Full House, V6 x2 Posts: 5,977	Re: Whats the best network setup with this hardware Don't think there's anything too shabby about the way you have it setup at the moment. I'm wondering if you have some kind of aggressive re-transmission issue when someone tries to offload a large file onto that print server either due to a problem with the print server itself dropping traffic or a physical cable fault. Also, PDF files, particularly large ones can be particularly troublesome on certain types of printer. I would check your print user's NIC stats for retrans/errors or maybe run Wireshark for a wee while, also look through your print server logs if they are supported. Might be worth popping your trunk cables onto a fluke if you have one or swapping them completely if it's not too much hassle. ...forgot to ask, is your switch managed and does it support snmp so you can pull some stats off?