Appendix B. Software and Hardware Requirements

Appendix B. Software and Hardware Requirements

Important

Table 43 on page 68 summarizes the support that various versions of provide the 3130. Note that the information it contains is subject and therefore should be used for general planning only. For more de information about host software requirements,AdvancedreferFunctionto Presentation: Printer Information, G544-3290.

Attachments

The 3130 supports up to three simultaneously active attachment interfa switching under microcode control. Only one IPDS host can be attached The following are standard with every 3130:

Ÿ PC Parallel Interface

ŸEthernet Interface (10BaseT, 10Base2, or 10Base5)

One optional interface slot is available for one of the following:

ŸTwinaxial Interface

ŸToken-Ring Interface

ŸSDLC Interface

The data streams for each attachment are:

Attachment		(Protocol)		Data	stream
Twinaxial			(Arctic)		IPDS
SDLC	(SNA	LU6.2		V.24)	IPDS
SDLC	(SNA	LU6.2		V.35)	IPDS
Token	Ring		(SNA	LU6.2)	IPDS
Token	Ring		(TCP/IP)		IPDS/PCL-5e/PostScript L2
Token	Ring		(Novell SPX/IPX)		PCL-5e/PostScript L2

Ethernet	(TCP/IP)	IPDS/PCL-5e/PostScript L2
Ethernet	(Novell SPX/IPX)	PCL-5e/PostScript	L2
PC Parallel	(Converged)	PCL-5e/PostScript	L2
Network Print Server*		PCL-5e/PostScript	L2

* For Novell SPX/IPX, NetBios, and TCP/IP

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