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PERIPHERAL SHARER 4 TO 1
Peripheral Sharer
Appendix G: Troubleshooting
Problem
: DOS packages get off-line
messages when the printer is free.
Action
: Include the MODE LPT1:,,R
command if you use a different port,
substitute LPT2 or LPT3) in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file—see
Section
3.5
.
Problem
: Peripheral Sharer prints
intermittently from Windows and
gives an off-line message in about 3
out of 4 cases. (This will occur if the
Print Manager is not enabled.)
Action
: Enable the Windows Print
Manager.
Problem
: Software reports peripheral
not ready when sharing tape drives,
CD-ROMs etc.
Action
: Use SMART to establish
a connection before you run the
software—see
Section 6.1
.
Problem
: Data is corrupted.
Action
: Try reducing cable lengths,
using higher-quality cables, or using
data boosters.
Problem
: Data transfer does not
occur.
Action
: Try connecting the
peripheral device directly to the
computer to check that it works
without the Peripheral Sharer.
Problem
: Peripheral Sharer will not
time out in auto-scan mode.
Action
: If the data-transfer light
flickers regularly, then the sending
computer may have a continuous
peripheral status monitor installed.
You may need to remove the status
monitor. Refer to
Appendixes B
and
D
for advice on typical examples.
