Microsoft KB Archive/237420

= LPR Command to Remote Printer on RAS Connection Does Not Work =

Article ID: 237420

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5

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This article was previously published under Q237420



SYMPTOMS
If an LPR command is issued to a print server that is connected to the network with Remote Access Services (RAS), the print command may not succeed and the event log on the server may contain the following information:

Event 4008

Printer \\ \ (LPD IP address) specified in the request from   (of requesting host) does not exist: request ignored



CAUSE
Starting with Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4), when the LPD server receives an LPR print request, it attempts to open the printer as \\ \. The problem is that the IP address of the computer is obtained by the spooler during spooler initialization. Because the RAS session is established after the spooler has started, the spooler cannot find the printer.



Windows NT Server or Workstation 4.0
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:


 * http://www.microsoft.com/windows/servicepacks/ -or-


 * 152734how to obtain the latest windows nt 4.0 service pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/directory/overview.asp

Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition.

This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbprint kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB237420

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