Adjusting PRINTSTA Parameters Speeds Network Printing

Last reviewed: September 30, 1994
Article ID: 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.

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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.

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Last reviewed: September 30, 1994
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