Data transfer protocol flow controller and method

摘要

An apparatus and method for controlling the data flow between a client computer and a diskless server is provided in which the diskless server inserts delays into the replies sent in response to the data requests of the client computer. The inserted delays prevent the client computer from terminating the communications session between the client computer and the diskless server because a time-out interval is exceeded. The diskless server may be a software-based print server stored in the memory of a printer. The delays are inserted into a reply when the amount of data in a buffer in the diskless server exceeds a predetermined threshold.