HolmanGT
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join:2001-11-20
Saint George, UT
 ·Baja Broadband
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Re: NIS shuts off printing- Beware of Live Update 5/9
I have the same problem. My system is Win XP Pro and my print server is a Netgear PS110.
Also I have messed with everthing in NIS and the only way to get my printing back is disable NIS.
Sure would like to find an answer to this one!
PS - I asked a friend to update his NIS and give it a try, he had no problem. He uses the same "Everthing" I have except his OS is Win 2K Pro. Go figure. |
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ThreeD
join:2001-05-19
Southern Cal
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| It is the 5/9 update. Tried it on two machines with the exact same results. Both machines are XP pro.
Symantec needs to fix something quickly. It is something outside the rules because as I mentioned, putting a rule that allows everything in slot one should effectively shut off the firewall. It does not fix the printing problem. |
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EmilioG
Whats This?
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join:2000-09-19
New York, NY |  No problems printing here.
NIS 2002 Pro w/NAV.
2 Networked printers. |
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HolmanGT
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join:2001-11-20
Saint George, UT
·Baja Broadband
| reply to ThreeD
ThreeD,
Well just to one up-ya I tried it on three machines. Two with XP Pro and one with XP Home. Yup you guessed it now none of my machines can print while NIS is running.
It just drives me crazy, I take so much care not to install anything that will upset XP and probably the second most trusted piece of software on my machines has done me in. |
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ThreeD
join:2001-05-19
Southern Cal
clubs:
| said by holmanGT:
ThreeD,
Well just to one up-ya I tried it on three machines. Two with XP Pro and one with XP Home. Yup you guessed it now none of my machines can print while NIS is running.
Does this mean that I only have 2/3's of a problem??  |
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ThreeD
join:2001-05-19
Southern Cal
clubs:
| reply to HolmanGT
Figured out a work around for now if you are interested. I installed Netbeui, this lets the print server show up in network. Then configured printers as network printers. Not using the redirector from Linksys this way and by using Netbeui, the communications slip under the firewall. Not a perfect situation but a workaround until Symantec gets their act together. |
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MrChuckles
Say What?
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join:2000-11-19
Westminster, MD | Thanks for the tip. I will try that one out. |
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ThreeD
join:2001-05-19
Southern Cal
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| Just an additional heads up. NIS is broken in more than one way with this latest update. As stated it is blocking the print servers. It is also not reacting correctly to scans. Didn't notice at first because my machines are behind a router. Put a machine outside the router and get a scan from one of the testing sites. NIS will ask to make rules for each port scanned rather than generating security alerts. |
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