Microsoft KB Archive/99531

= Adjusting PRINTSTA Parameters Speeds Network Printing =

Article ID: 99531

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006



This article was previously published under Q99531



SUMMARY
You can set several parameters from the command line to speed up networked printings on MS-DOS workstations when PRINTSTA is loaded. Type PRINTSTA at the command line to see which parameters it is currently using, or PRINTSTA /? for a brief description of each.



MORE INFORMATION
The parameters most useful for speeding up printing are:


 * /T (set this to 1)
 * buffers (set this to 1024 [default = 128])
 * /i (you can assign whatever value you want to this, but setting it too high can cause problems. If you change it and problems develop, look to it first as a probable cause.)

Giving your protocol stack more NCBs seems to help. You need at least 8 for the stack to function properly, 12 is better, and if a lot of people are trying to connect at the same time you may want even more.

Additional query words: 2.00 2.0 2.10 2.1 2.10a 2.1a 2.20 2.2

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