Spooler + Internet Access

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Hi,

My spooler seems to want access to the Internet.

Any idea why is should make such a request.

If denied, the printer will not work on-line or off-line.

Any ideas regarding these matters.

Thanks

PS. Printer is a Lexmark inkjet
 
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My spooler seems to want access to the Internet.

Any idea why is should make such a request.

If denied, the printer will not work on-line or off-line.

Any ideas regarding these matters.

Thanks

PS. Printer is a Lexmark inkjet
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How is the printer connected? USB or network?
 
Most possible it exchanges data with the "mother" company. An Epson inkjet
printer I own, does the same. But it prints when denied access to the
internet. It tries to access the internet one out of ten of the times it
prints. When I deny, the explorer freezes.
 
Most possible it exchanges data with the "mother" company. An Epson inkjet
printer I own, does the same. But it prints when denied access to the
internet. It tries to access the internet one out of ten of the times it
prints. When I deny, the explorer freezes.
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Hi,

Thanks for responding.

It seems a bit strange exchanging information with the comapny via the
spooler.

I thought that the spooler was simply a queuing system for documents.

Best wishes.

S
 
It seems a bit strange exchanging information with the comapny via
the spooler.
I thought that the spooler was simply a queuing system for documents.
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Wait a moment. For me not exactly the spooler, but two .dll files (or exe, I
don't remember) which are marked by epson.

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I seem to recall Lexmark doing something with trying to keep track of
how printers are being used, and perhaps to "offer" special deals on ink
cartridges as you run low.

OK, here it is... Here is Lexmark's explanation of "Lexmark Connect"

http://www.lexmark.com/lexmark/sequentialem/home/0,6959,204816596_670892517_0_en,00.html

Always best, where possible to let the horse put it's own foot into its
mouth ;-)

Art



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I seem to recall Lexmark doing something with trying to keep track of
how printers are being used, and perhaps to "offer" special deals on ink
cartridges as you run low.

OK, here it is... Here is Lexmark's explanation of "Lexmark Connect"

http://www.lexmark.com/lexmark/sequentialem/home/0,6959,204816596_670...

Always best, where possible to let the horse put it's own foot into its
mouth ;-)

Art

If you are interested in issues surrounding e-waste,
   I invite you to enter the discussion at my blog:

       http://e-trashtalk.spaces.live.com/








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I have Lexmark Connect turned off
 
Maybe you think you have it off, but don't. I would try truning it on
and then off again. These "switches" don't always indicate their state
properly. You might also check to see if there is a driver upgrade.

Lexmark inkjet printer drivers are notoriously buggy, especially the AIO
models. If that doesn't fix it you should probably contact Lexmark and
ask them what's up. I suspect your registry is not responding correctly
to the Lexmark connect setting, but that is just a guess.

Art

If you are interested in issues surrounding e-waste,
I invite you to enter the discussion at my blog:

http://e-trashtalk.spaces.live.com/
 
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