kinda long. we recently installed a new server, that's when our plotting problems started. we are running win xp, AutoCAD 2000i and ldd3, you use a system printer and a pc3 to plot to our hp design jet 750c plus. we have the printer set up with a ip_10.0.6 standard tcp/ip port. when a Ldd plot the plot file goes up to 3.8mb then just sits, the receiving light blinks for 10 to 15 minute, than a message pops up plot failed, but it still plots some times. we went to the hp web site and downloaded the latest driver , still not working, it seems like any file with ldd cont and data in them won't plot in a timely manner or at all. any tips or help would be great. -- Karl Detrick Cadd Manager Creighton Manning Engineering Albany, New York 08.01.02.12 v8 08.04 inroads Autodesk LLD3 Autcad 2000i