Microsoft KB Archive/317103

= Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Incorrectly Recognizes Offline Printer with a Warning Status =

Article ID: 317103

Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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This article was previously published under Q317103



SYMPTOMS
Some printers generate a warning status (such as &quot;Printer Drum Life Short&quot; or others) by using the SNMP interface when printer service is required, but the printer may be printing. The Windows 2000 standard TCP/IP printer port incorrectly recognizes that the printer is offline in this situation.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

  Date        Time   Version        Size    File name 2002-02-27 17:05  5.0.2195.4991  13,072  Tcpmib.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000sp3fix kbhotfixserver KB317103

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