Article ID: 283491 - Last Review: October 18, 2001 - Revision: 1.2

SimpTcp Warning Messages Appear When TCP/IP Print Server Starts

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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.
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CAUSE

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

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

For more information about LPD, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
121737  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/121737/EN-US/ ) TCP/IP Printing Supports Only Berkeley Style Daemons (RFC1179)
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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Keywords: 
kbbug kbinterop kbnetwork kbnofix kbprint KB283491
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