Printronix P5000LJ Gateway Address, Subnet Mask, MAC Address, Novell Protocol, NetBIOS Protocol

Chapter 4 Ethernet Params Menu

Gateway Address

A gateway address is the IP address of a hardware device (gateway) that translates data between two incompatible networks, which can include protocol translation.

Subnet Mask

A binary value used to divide IP networks into smaller subnetworks or subnets. This mask is used to help determine whether IP packets need to be forwarded to other subnets.

MAC Address

This menu item is the Manufacturer’s Assigned Number, and is unique for each printer. It is read-only.

Novell Protocol

This option determines whether the Novell protocol will be available. The selections are as indicated below:

•Enable. (the default) makes the Novell protocol available with the ethernet installed.

•Disable. Makes the Novell protocol unavailable during printer operation.

NetBIOS Protocol

This option determines whether the NetBIOS protocol will be available. The selections are as indicated below:

•Enable. (the default) makes the NetBIOS protocol available with the ethernet installed.

•Disable. Makes the NetBIOS protocol unavailable during printer operation.

Novell Frame

This selection determines which framing scheme will be used in processing Novell signals.

•Auto Sensing (the default)

•Ethernet II

•Ethernet 802.3

•Ethernet 802.2

•802.2 Snap

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