Printronix P5000LJ user manual Novell Configuration For 10/100Base-T Interfaces

12 Novell Configuration For

10/100Base-T Interfaces

Overview

This chapter provides additional information for Novell environments using the 10/100Base-T interface, including:

1.NIC Configuration. This section includes information about setting the preferred file server; setting password security; adjusting polling time; changing the NIC name; changing the NIC frame type; changing the NIC mode; setting the NIC NDS context; and setting the NIC preferred NDS tree.

2.Host Configuration. This section includes information about the NDS PSERVER setup; Bindery PSERVER setup; referencing a Bindery queue in NDS; and RPRINTER/NPRINTER setups.

3.Troubleshooting tips. This section covers PSERVER setups, RPRINTER/NPRINTER setups, and printing related problems.

Novell NIC Configuration (10/100Base-T)

There are no mandatory Novell settings needed before the print server can be detected on the network. However, there can be some mandatory settings needed before a Novell print queue can be serviced by the NIC. 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 NIC can simply be connected to the network, turned on, and then configured for printing from a Novell station through PCONSOLE or Netware Administrator. See Figure 21 for an example of a Novell network which shows the use of file servers and how they relate to the print server.

There are, however, 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.

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