Printronix P5000LJ Preferred File Server NDS & Bindery, Novell NIC Configuration 10/100Base-T

Chapter 12 Novell NIC Configuration (10/100Base-T)

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Figure 21. Novell Integration

Preferred File Server (NDS & Bindery)

In a bindery setup, the preferred file server specifies the file server that the print server object was created on. In an NDS setup, it specifies a file server that the print server object resides on. 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 NIC does not ignore important file servers. If you are setting up the NIC to work with a Bindery file server, it is a good idea to set a preferred server on the NIC.

To view those file servers that the NIC does acknowledge at a given time, use the debug nest fserver command. See Chapter 13, “Commands” for more information.

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