[Samba] Printing from Windows to Samba takes a LOT of time.

[Miguel Manso]

Hi there,

I've tryed the settings you've suggested me and the situation is the same.

The software versions I'm using are:

Windows version: XP Pro
Samba version: 2.2.7a
CUPS version: 1.1.19-1

Printing a 6 pages document takes 1 minute or so... Again, I think it's a samba
related problem because until the process arrives the CUP system, it takes that
minute. While the time passes, there's a smbd process working and working and
working...

Any clue?

Thx.


-- 
Miguel Manso <mmanso at amplitudenet.pt>


Quoting Karl Banasky <kbanasky at heatcon.com>:

> I thought you need a "guest = yes" in your printer file for Slowdows to have
> free access to it.  Also I put the "printcap name = lpstat" in the global
> settings.  Though some reading says it should be "printcap name = cups". 
> Your choice. 
> It would be helpful to know what samba ver. and cups ver. you are running
> even the (maybe more important) version of  Slowdows you are using. :) 
> Cheers.
> 
> Karl-
> 
> 
>  >>  Hi there,
> 
>  >>  I've a linux server (PII 233, 94mb ram) running Mandrake Linux 9.1 with
> an
>  >>  HP
>  >>  printer attached to it.
> 
>  >>  I've configured the printer (I'm using CUPS) and it works fine. Next,
> I've
>  >>  configured samba:
> 
>  >>  [global]
>  >>  .
>  >>  .
>  >>  .
>  >>  workgroup = MYWORKGROUP
>  >>  security = share
>  >>  log level = 2
>  >>  printing = cups
>  >>  .
>  >>  .
>  >>  .
> 
>  >>  [hp]
>  >>  printer = hp
>  >>  printable = yes
>  >>  path = /var/spool/samba
>  >>  create mask = 0700
> 
> 
>  >>  Now, I've installed the printer on a windows machine, it worked ok.
> I've
>  >>  tryed
>  >>  the test page and it works like a charm.
> 
>  >>  Now, when I thought everything was doing fine, I've noticed that for
>  >>  documents
>  >>  with more pages (4, 5, 6 ...) the printing takes a LOT (1,5 minutes for
>  >>  those
>  >>  examples) to complete.
> 
>  >>  My first guess was that CUPS was taking too much time processing the
> job.
>  >>  After
>  >>  analising the system with the "top" utility and configured CUPS to
>  >>  dissalow
>  >>  printing jobs, I've noticed that the time was spent before CUPS. The
> smbd
>  >>  process takes a lot to end.
> 
>  >>  I've looking at the /var/log/samba/log.user file and I've found this:
> 
> 
>  >>  [2003/06/13 21:19:41, 2]
>  >>  rpc_server/srv_spoolss_nt.c:find_printer_index_by_hnd(263)
>  >>  find_printer_index_by_hnd: Printer handle not found:
>  >>  find_printer_index_by_hnd: Printer handle not found:
> close_printer_handle:
>  >>  Invalid handle (OTHER:2442:2255)
>  >>  [2003/06/13 21:19:41, 2]
>  >>  rpc_server/srv_spoolss_nt.c:find_printer_index_by_hnd(263)
>  >>  find_printer_index_by_hnd: Printer handle not found:
>  >>  find_printer_index_by_hnd: Printer handle not found:
> close_printer_handle:
>  >>  Invalid handle (OTHER:2442:2255)
>  >>  [2003/06/13 21:19:41, 2]
>  >>  rpc_server/srv_spoolss_nt.c:find_printer_index_by_hnd(263)
>  >>  find_printer_index_by_hnd: Printer handle not found:
>  >>  find_printer_index_by_hnd: Printer handle not found:
> close_printer_handle:
>  >>  Invalid handle (OTHER:2442:2255)
>  >>  [2003/06/13 21:19:43, 2]
>  >>  rpc_server/srv_spoolss_nt.c:find_printer_index_by_hnd(263)
>  >>  find_printer_index_by_hnd: Printer handle not found:
>  >>  _spoolss_writeprinter:
>  >>  Invalid handle (OTHER:2809:2253)
> 
> 
>  >>  I thought that this only happed when I was printing, but no, it's
> allways
>  >>  appearing on the log file.
> 
>  >>  My two guesses for the occurence are:
> 
>  >>  - My server is weak for the processing that samba needs
>  >>  - I've any problem in the samba configuration (judging the logs)
> 
>  >>  Could someone point me to any direction? I think I've spent all my
>  >>  "guesses".
> 
>  >>  Thanks a lot.
> 
>  >>  -- 
>  >>  Miguel Manso <mmanso at amplitudenet.pt>
> 
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