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MovedGoalPosts · 14-06-2011, 22:52

In which case you are probably compounding the traffic on your network.

Workstation creates print file. That gets sent to your main server which spools and queues it. That then gets sent to the print server before it gets to the USB connection. It's very unlikely that your brand spanking new server is the problem.

What is the print server hard ware? Can you connect the printer direct to the server without the print server thing or alternatively direct to the the user's workstation. If you can't do that then I'd be looking at getting an older computer networking that and connecting the printer to that computer, sharing the printer from the computer rather than the server.

But for a couple of hundred quid look at upgrading your main switch to gigabit. Even without a change to your network cables assuming they are cat5e, most of your workstations will be able to pass other data to the server faster, thus giving you more bandwith.

14-06-2011, 22:52	#13
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: Whats the best network setup with this hardware In which case you are probably compounding the traffic on your network. Workstation creates print file. That gets sent to your main server which spools and queues it. That then gets sent to the print server before it gets to the USB connection. It's very unlikely that your brand spanking new server is the problem. What is the print server hard ware? Can you connect the printer direct to the server without the print server thing or alternatively direct to the the user's workstation. If you can't do that then I'd be looking at getting an older computer networking that and connecting the printer to that computer, sharing the printer from the computer rather than the server. But for a couple of hundred quid look at upgrading your main switch to gigabit. Even without a change to your network cables assuming they are cat5e, most of your workstations will be able to pass other data to the server faster, thus giving you more bandwith.