IBM 6500 manual Novell Host Configuration 10/100Base-T

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

9.Select “Printer” from the “Class of new object” list and click “OK.”

10.Type the name of the printer in the “Printer name” field.

NOTE: The Printer object name must match one of the destination names on the Ethernet Interface. Most likely, this will be d1prn.

In NDS, a printer object can only be attached to one print server object at a given time, because Novell uses the printer object to represent a physical printer. A physical printer can only be attached to one parallel or serial port at a time. Thus, if you assign a printer object to another print server object, the new print server object will “steal” it from the old one (this also happens with non-Ethernet Interface print server objects).

To properly process print jobs sent to the Ethernet Interface, the printer object created in Novell must refer to the destination on this server and not to the actual physical printer. On the Ethernet Interface, print jobs must pass through an extra layer (a “destination”) before being sent on to the printer.

If you are using multiple print servers, you will have to either rename all your destinations to ensure that no printer object names conflict or keep all the printer objects for one print server in a different context than those for the other print server.

11.Select “Define additional properties” and click “Create.”

12.Click “Assignments” in the dialog box and then click the “Add...” button.

13.Select the queue you defined earlier or browse for a different one.

14.Click “OK” to assign the queue to the printer.

15.Click “OK” to close the “Printers Details” dialog box and make the changes permanent.

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