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I am running 1 remote server, (server 2003), 4 terminals, (XP Pro), 4 printers, (all using NETGEAR PS101 mini print server on all). This is part of a batch file that I use from all the terminals:

@echo off
net use /delete * /y
net use lpt2: \\PS399322\P1 /PERSISTENT:YES
net use lpt3: \\PS3B5732\P1 /PERSISTENT:YES

I have had no trouble with this for the past year until last week the,"net use lpt3: \\PS3B5732\P1 /PERSISTENT:YES", started to return a system error 66, (The network resource type is not correct). 3 out of 4 terminals return this message and will not connect. I can't work out why one will and the others will not.

When I type,"net use" and ,"net view", I can see the printer no worries. The name hasn't changed, which would be the obvious problem. I was careful to use the default names from the print servers because they are prone to default back to them anyway. I thought that maybe AVG might have started to block this for some reason but AVG assure me that this would not happen. When I turn off the firewall on all machines and AVG the command will still not execute anyway. If this failed on all machines I would think that the print server was on its way out , the fact that it still executes on one really confuses me.
I have been searching flat out now for a week now with no luck, can anyone help me?

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If you have a brown out or anything that affects the power, print servers can hang and while they may show available, they need a power cycle.

Over heating is always a potential issue too. If they collect dust after months, they'll start heating up more and more.

My network is now working as it should, net use LPT3 is connecting just fine. What was the solution? A power blackout
I use NETGEAR PS101 mini print servers and I do recall reading on someones post somewhere that they can overheat easily. My office is air conditioned to freezing point so I didn't think that it would be a problem. Obviously I had turned everything off, restarted the terminals etc when troubleshooting the above problem. The key was the length of time the power was off. About 15-20 minutes should do the trick. I can't believe that this was such a simple fix, I was pulling my hair out for far too long.
Hope this helps someone else.

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Thanks for that,
I appreciate the heads up.
We do get a lot of brown outs, I guess that is why I could see the print server but not connect to it until after a black out.

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