"the write error to a port occurred. printing is finished"

Hello Word,

This post is kind of contrary to my previous posts, but I decided to write about this because I could not find a solution for it on the net.

A client of mine (I am freelance Network Administrator) has a Muratec MFX-1430 Multifunction printer on his network.

Recently, one of the users on the network was unable to print to the printer, receiving the error message, "the write error to a port occurred. printing is finished". I searched all over the web (Muratec's web site had no documentation on it) and to no avail, I was unable to find a solution. So today I decided to call the manufacturer and see if they had any troubleshooting techniques for me to try. Below are a list of things you should try if this error occurs on your watch.

1. Ping the printer to verify the device is properly connected to the network
2. Check the port setting within the printer properties on each PC to make sure the port starts with "MX" and the description is "Muratec Network Port".
3. Reset the print spooler within the "Services" Microsoft Management Console. (This worked for me)
4. Make sure you can reach the Office Bridge service using the IP address associated with the printer from a web browser.

Hope this helps someone,

Twinminded