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Exception error that I can't figure out

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by leonidasromero

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Three networked PC's, all at the end run of a building on far side of corporate campus, had new HP 4100N installed. Installed printer shared on Print Server NT 4.0 box in server room on other side of campus. Users trying to print receive followingerror:

An exception has occurred at 0028:C1579217 (NOTE: This number will vary) in VxD VNBT(01)+0000F447. This was called from 0028:C0079104 in VxD VREDIR(01)+00007334. It may be possible to continue normally.

Users connected via a 10mb blackbox line driver system installed via a CAT3 line running between buildings. THis goes into main hub in server room, and at site goes into 3Com 10 Office hub, with two devices (printers) and 7 network PC's.

Thank you ahead of time for any insight.

Leo

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by bohicam1

Sounds to me like there is too much distance between your 3 workstations and the server/printer. The maximum distance for cat3 cable is 100 meters before you need an active hub or other signal regenerator on there up to a maximum of 500 meters or approx 1700 feet with only 3 of those sections being occupied with anything else. Now, if you're talking a campus, that sounds to me like a far distance. you may be able to see the server in network neighbourhood but a print job requires certain acknowledgments which require timing, if you are too far away, the timing will be off for the signals and therefore you might get that error.
Good luck!

Mike

by leonidasromero

Mike,

I had figured as much, I just really wanted to verify with somoe other peers before I went crazy looking for a solution. I purchased a small workgroup server for File and Print Sharing for just there specific company files, so they willonly utlitize the 10mb connection for e-mail, and internet.

Thanks for your answer and have a good 2002!!

Leo Romero

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