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Chapter 12 Novell NIC Configuration (10/100Base-T)
Changing The Print Server Mode (NDS & Bindery)
The NIC allows the user to store a particular mode for the uni t to operate in.
This will be either NDS, Bindery, or autosense. If autosense is used , the NIC
will first attempt to log in to a NDS file server, and, if it fails, it wi ll try to log in to
a Bindery file server.
HTML Method
1. Load a Web browser on a network station that can c ommunicate with the
print server over TCP/IP.
2. Direct your Web browser to URL:
http://P5000LJIPaddress/networkConf.html
(e.g., http://192.75.11.9/networkConf.html)
3. Look under the “Novell” section and go to the “Service Type” field to
select the appropriate mode.
4. Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically re-power th e
printer to make the new settings take effect.
Manual (Telnet) Method
1. Telnet to the print server. This will bring up a login screen:
telnet ipaddress
2. You should now see a prompt displayed that has the NI C’s IP address
followed by a colon then
root
.
ipaddress:root>
3. At the prompt, enter:
store pserver novell mode [nds | bindery | auto]
4. Reset the unit to make the changes take effect.
reset
Note If you are using both NDS and Bindery file servers in you r setup, make
sure the mode is set to auto.
Note If prompted for a User ID and password first, type in
root
for the ID and
press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by
default.
Note If prompted for a User ID and password first, type in
root
for the ID and
press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by
default.