>>We are having a problem with a Windows NT 4.0 server and Windows 98 work stations. We are also using Intel Pro printer boxes. When we were printing directly to the Intel Boxes, a big print job would slow down the entire system.
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>>I reset the system so the NT Server queues all the jobs and THAT now controls the printing. System speed during printing improved for about 4 months.
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>>Now the speed problem (on the system, not the print speed) seems to be is back.
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>>1. Is there a way to set the queues to NOT start printing until the whole job is queued?
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>Yep - printer properties/details tab/spool settings button.
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>>Would that help?
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>Not much.
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>>2. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
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>Rather than use the Intel hubs, take an old workstation and install it, and have it share the printer - the PC will provide spooling locally (rather than queue from client to server to print server box) and you don't give a rat's whisker if the printer server box seems slow for its UI (maybe that old Pentium-100 gathering dust in the back room can be useful). You should be able to support several physical printers on even an old 486/100 with two or three print ports and Win9x with a 2-4GB drive that did nothing more than spool print jobs!


Alittle belated...but...we enabled Netbios over IPX on the NT server and work stations. That helped a little. We then started printing after LAST page was spooled. That helped more.