[Info-vax] Update to TCP/IP problem with Alpha VMS 8.4

[David Froble]

Bob Koehler wrote:
> In article <jlldje$r6u$1 at dont-email.me>, David Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes:
>> At times after network problems, I have to power off and then back on my 
>> network printer.
>>
> 
>   (Gee, your posts are a bit too wide to be legible, I keep manually
>    wrapping them).
> 
>    Is this an older HP printer?  When we were sharing one between
>    systems, we had to send the PCL once to permanently reduce the
>    timeout at the end of a print job or it seemed like the printer
>    would never allow a different host to connect.
> 
>    Later HP printers didn't seem to have this issue.
> 

It is a Brother 7820 multi-function laser printer/fax/copier.

If I had to guess at blame, I'd start with the cheap switches I use before looking at the 
printer.  I've had switches that needed a power cycle, usually after a thunder storm.  If 
it's a bad storm, with nearby lightening strike(s), then sometimes new switches are 
required.  Life is hell, and then you die ....