Mark Rode wrote: > The printer installed OK and > recognized the port correctly but with later test the driver did not > recognize the port correctly as bidirectional and while I can test print > locally single direction I can't print across the network. I don't get a > error message....I can see the CPU come to life when I print for a client > but nothing happens. Hi , You may need to check your Spool Settings. This is located in printer properties under the Details tab. From here you can enable/disable bi-directional support and toggle EMF/RAW format. You'll have to find the settings that work best for you. I had the same problem using a Alps printer on a network and made the the following changes: *start printing after last page is spooled *enable bi-directional support -yui shin The PCBUILD web site always needs good submissions. If you would like to contribute to the website, send any hardware tech tips or hardware reviews to: [log in to unmask]