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Event 2007 Error When Printing to an LPR Port

Article ID: 165947

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS

The following error message may occur when you print to a Windows NT printer that connects through an LPR printer port:

Event ID: 2007
Source: LPR Print Monitor
Type: Error
Category: None

The LPR print monitor failed to open the port named <port name or IP address>:

CAUSE

This error occurs when the server name for the port is incorrect.

RESOLUTION

To reestablish connectivity to the printer, remove and recreate the LPR port using the correct server name.

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