Networked Printer Problems

[Thomas Benedict]

We've had some trouble with our printers ever since the upgrade to
Irix 3.3.1.  We have a server (Iris 4D/80) with an Apple Laserwriter
attatched to it.  Also on our network are three workstations (4D/25, I
think...) that use the Laserwriter as a networked printer.  This was
all hunky dory until the upgrade.  Ever since that time two of the
three still recognize it, but the third won't.  Now it gets weird...

I checked the workstation out, and it appeared the spooler wasn't
running.  I restarted it and got no error messages.  Fine.  Check it
again.  Not running.

I tried printing something and got a couple of error messages.  I
looked them up in the manuals and mostly came up with "Try this
command later."  Aieeee!

Then I got smart.  Remove all the printers and reload them anew.  So I
tried to delete the printer.  Error message... "Try this command
later."  No dice.

I moved all of the printer software off to a safe place and loaded a
set I KNEW worked from one of the other workstations over onto this
one.  Same story, no luck.

What's really got me puzzled is that what with all of the changes from
3.2 to 3.3.1, the laser printer support was not among them.  Does
anyone know what I'm doing wrong, or what might cause this?  I'm at a
loss of what to do at this point.

Tom Benedict
benedict at chaos