5. Windows NT Configuration

Windows NT Configuration

There are several options for setting up printing in a Windows NT environment.

If a NetWare server is present, NetWare print services may be used by follow- ing the NetWare Configuration instructions in this guide.

Peer to peer print services may be used by following the Windows 95/98 in- structions in this guide, but are only available for Windows NT 4.x, not for Windows NT 3.51.

LPR print services may be used via TCP/IP by following the instructions in this section.

Windows NT printing is very flexible. It is possible to configure the individual Windows NT or Windows 95/98 workstations to print using a different protocol than the Windows NT server. For example, a Windows NT server could be con- figured to print to a NIB via TCP/IP using the instructions in this section. The NIB could then be designated as shared on the NT server, allowing workstations to print via the NT server using a different protocol (such as the default Net- BEUI).

The Optimum Windows NT printing configuration depends upon the particular environment and user and administrator experience and preferences. General- ly, the LPR printing over TCP/IP covered in the following instructions is the best choice for environments where TCP/IP is already in use.

Note

Be sure to turn the printer off and on after changing the network configura- tion.

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