Understanding the Ethernet

Configuration Pages (External Print

Servers)

This section describes the Ethernet/802.3 configuration page for HP Jetdirect external print servers.

The networking section of each configuration page is divided into sections. The item numbers in the following table correspond to the callouts in Figures 6.2 and 6.3.

Table 6.1 External Print Server (1 of 2) Configuration Pages

Item

Description

Troubleshooting Information

 

 

 

1

HP Jetdirect product

Firmware revision number, type of

 

information (Table 7.1)

network (Ethernet), LAN hardware

 

 

address, port selection type, active

 

 

ports (three-port print servers), speed,

 

 

and manufacturing identification

 

 

number.

 

 

 

2

HP Jetdirect print server

Lists error conditions or Ready.

 

status information

 

 

(Table 7.2)

 

 

 

 

3

Network statistics

Packets received, framing errors,

 

(Table 7.3)

transmit collisions, and other network

 

 

statistics.

 

 

 

4

Novell NetWare status

Novell NetWare frame types received.

 

information (Table 7.4)

May indicate if the print server is locking

 

 

onto the wrong frame type, that multiple

 

 

frames are using the same network

 

 

number, and more.

 

 

 

5

DLC/LLC configuration

Status for the DLC/LLC protocol.

 

messages (Table 7.5)

 

 

 

 

6

TCP/IP status

TCP/IP status, IP address, BOOTP

 

information (Table 7.6)

server, and other configuration

 

 

information.

 

 

 

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