IBM 6500 manual Novell Ethernet Interface Configuration 10/100Base-T

Chapter 7 Novell Ethernet Interface Configuration (10/100Base-T)

Novell Ethernet Interface Configuration (10/100Base-T)

ADAPTER,	There are no mandatory Novell settings needed before the print
	server can be detected on the network. However, there can be
WIRELESS	some mandatory settings needed before a Novell print queue can
ADAPTER	be serviced by the Ethernet Interface. These mandatory settings
	are covered separately for Netware 3.x, 4.x and 5.x under the Host
	Configuration heading.
	The print server setup in a Novell environment is much simpler than
	that required in a TCP/IP one. No addresses, masks, or router
	entries are necessary and, in most cases, the Ethernet Interface
	can simply be connected to the network, turned on, and then
	configured for printing from a Novell station through PCONSOLE or
	Netware Administrator.
	However, there are some optional parameters you may wish to
	change, such as the preferred file server(s), print server password,
	polling time, frame type, print server name, NDS context, and NDS
	preferred tree. The following sections describe these optional
	parameters.

Preferred File Server (NDS and Bindery Setups)

In a bindery setup, the preferred file server specifies the file server on which the print server object was created. In an NDS setup, it specifies a file server on which the print server object resides. Since NDS is distributed, most administrators will not know which file server(s) the print server object is actually stored on, so in most NDS environments this option is not used. This feature is useful in a large Novell network, so that the Ethernet Interface does not ignore important file servers. If you are setting up the Ethernet Interface to work with a Bindery file server, it is a good idea to set a preferred server on the Ethernet Interface.

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