Weird issue with Windows Server 2008 R2 Print Server

I have an issue with Windows 2008 R2 (VMWare Hosted) running Windows Print Server.
Prior to a small network change, the print server was working well, hosting about 80 different networked printers from various vendors.
We made a change (that we ended up rolling back) to the Client's DHCP Scope OPT 006 (DNS Servers). The DNS servers never quite worked right and broke AD authentication to different servers, and was just a mess.
After rolling back we are not able to keep the printers online. If we ping them from the print server, the printer(s) never wake up, when a print job is submitted. If we ping them from one of the access switches, they work fine (until they fall back asleep),
to prevent this, if we start a ping on the server AFTER waking them up from the Switch Ping, they stay online and no problems.
If we stop the ping, they fall back asleep at some point, and again, won't wake up without intervention/switch side ping.
Has anyone experienced anything like this? Any tips on how I could possibly resolve it?
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
According to your description, the issue seems to be that the printers can't keep online. Sounds like a power managerment issue. Why these printers fall into sleep? Have you consulted this issue with the manufacturer of these printers? Do these printers
fall into sleep if them lose the contact with printer server? Have you tried to reset the printers?
>>We made a change (that we ended up rolling back) to the Client's DHCP Scope OPT 006 (DNS Servers).
DNS client will cache the recently queried records. If the DNS server has replied with a wrong records, communication issues will occur. To clear the DNS cache on a Windows device, please run the command below:
ipconfig /flushdns
Best Regards.
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3/11/2011 9:31:43 AM (0) -> Calculated workbook C: \WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks
SAPBEXPRECMML
4NNDVLYAPC2SYIC7F1AAIO_0.xls closed. \WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks
SAPBEXPRECMML
3/11/2011 9:31:44 AM (0) -> Excel based operations finished.
Failure job
3/10/2011 10:22:58 AM (1) -> RS_PREC_LAUNCH_EXCEL invoked in thread 1 and job 'BIBCAST4L41566ZBZDN2N
TGJR0462ZFX'. invoked in thread 1 and job 'BIBCAST4L41566ZBZDN2N
3/10/2011 10:22:58 AM (1) -> InitConnection in thr ead 1
3/10/2011 10:22:58 AM (1) -> Trying to open "C:\Pr ogram Files\Common Files\SAP Shared\BW\BExAnalyzer
.xla" ogram Files\Common Files\SAP Shared\BW\BExAnalyzer
3/10/2011 10:23:20 AM (3) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_ST ATUS invoked.
3/10/2011 10:23:20 AM (3) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_ST ATUS finished
3/10/2011 10:23:44 AM (1) -> Using Version 7100.4. 1200.35 of BExAnalyzer.xla
3/10/2011 10:23:44 AM (1) -> PID of Excel process: "2544"
3/10/2011 10:23:44 AM (1) -> EndOfInitConnection i n thread 1
3/10/2011 10:23:44 AM (1) -> RS_PREC_LAUNCH_EXCEL finished
3/10/2011 10:23:44 AM (5) -> Calculation Request 9 11A35ED02654D789871000900000000 received for job '
BIBCAST4L41566ZBZDN2NTGJR0462ZFX'. 11A35ED02654D789871000900000000 received for job '
3/10/2011 10:24:27 AM (0) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_ST ATUS invoked.
3/10/2011 10:24:27 AM (0) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_ST ATUS finished
3/10/2011 10:24:31 AM (5) -> Opening workbook: C:\ WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks\SAPBEXPRECQB2VE
A8O8D8FBHYCR4HVB5UI8_0.xls WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks\SAPBEXPRECQB2VE
3/10/2011 10:24:52 AM (5) -> Refresh BExAnalyzer.x la!MenuRefreshPrecalc returned with 1.
3/10/2011 10:24:52 AM (5) -> Calculated workbook C :\WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks
SAPBEXPRECQB
2VEA8O8D8FBHYCR4HVB5UI8_0.xls saved. :\WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks
SAPBEXPRECQB
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Narendra

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