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If you are using Sun Solaris V2.4 or earlier, there is a bug which 
causes long print jobs to fail when using a Printer/Fax server. If 
you are having trouble printing long jobs (over 1MB), add the 
line mx#0 to your 

etc/printcap

 file entry. 

10

If you cannot print from DEC TCP/IP Service for VMS (UCX), 
make sure that you have version 2.0B or later of this software, 
because earlier versions will not work with Brother Print/Fax 
servers.

Windows NT

®

 4.0/LAN Server (TCP/IP) 

Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble printing with Windows NT

®

 4.0 or LAN 

Server, check the following:

1

Make sure that TCP/IP and TCP/IP print service are installed 
and running on the Windows NT

®

 4.0 system or the LAN Server 

file server.

2

If you are using DHCP and you have not created a reservation 
for the Print/Fax server, make sure that you enter the NetBIOS 
name of the Print/Fax server in the 

Name or address of server 

providing lpd

 box.

Windows

®

 95/98/Me Peer to Peer Print 

(LPR) Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble printing on a Windows

®

 95/98/Me Peer-to-

Peer network (LPR method), check the following:

1

Make sure that the Brother LPR Port driver is correctly installed 
and configured according to the Windows

®

 95/98/Me Peer-to-

Peer chapters.

2

Try to turn the 

Byte Coun

t on in the 

Configure port

 area of 

printer driver properties.

You may find that during the installation of BLP software, the screen 
that prompts you for a Port name is not displayed. This may happen 
on some Windows

®

 95/98/Me computers. Press the ALT and TAB 

keys to make it appear. 

Detailed Information for Brother DCP-8040 Network User's Guide

Lists of information found in Brother DCP-8040 Network User's Guide - Page 139

  • 2.4 or earlier, there is a bug which causes long print jobs to fail when using a Printer/Fax server.
  • 2.0B or later of this software, because earlier versions will not work with Brother Print/Fax servers.
  • 4.0/LAN Server (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing with Windows NT ® 4.
  • 4.0 system or the LAN Server file server.

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