Setting Up Client Workstation Printing
Introduction
Introduction
NetWare uses a print queue, a print server, and often a print driver to allow several network client workstations to print to a network printer.
The print server takes print jobs from the print queue and sends them to the printer. A print driver is used in cases where the application that the print job is being sent from is not NetWare Aware™ (not developed using NetWare APIs) and, therefore, it requires specific setup so that communication from the application to the printer is in a language that the printer understands.
Printing from DOS and MS Windows client workstations is usually accomplished through applications. Many applications require you to install print drivers that are specific to that program.
If you are logged in to the network and your application supports direct printing through NetWare, you do not have to perform any setup.
If you want to print from an application which is not NetWare Aware, or print directly from the screen, you must set up and configure your local printerport (LPT1) to send print jobs to a print queue.