SimpTcp Warning Messages Appear When TCP/IP Print Server Starts (283491)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q283491

SYMPTOMS

After you install Simple TCP/IP Services (SimpTcp) and Print Services for UNIX, the following two SimpTcp warning messages may appear when the Simple TCP/IP service starts:
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: SimpTcp
Event Category: None
Event ID: 19
Description:
The Simple TCP/IP Services could not open the TCP QOTD port. The TCP QOTD service was not started.
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: SimpTcp
Event Category: None
Event ID: 20
Description:
The Simple TCP/IP Services could not open the UDP QOTD port. The UDP QOTD service was not started.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if SimpTcp and LPD (the printer daemon) are both trying to use port 17.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about LPD, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

121737 TCP/IP Printing Supports Only Berkeley Style Daemons (RFC1179)

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/18/2001
Keywords:kbbug kbinterop kbnetwork kbprint KB283491
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