Toshiba manual Tips for experts-IPX networks, Overview of IPX printing to the GA-1040

55-5 GA-1040 on a NetWare 3.x or 4.x network

The GA-1040 can receive print jobs from NetWare clients over Ethernet. During GA-1040 setup, you select the frame type or types that will be used for communication between the GA-1040 and network servers. Frame type refers to the format of a communications packet; frame types are specified in a startup file when the NetWare server (or any other workstation) loads its network drivers.

Tips for experts—IPX networks

Setting up the GA-1040 is similar to setting up another printer on the network. The following information is all that experienced network administrators need.

The GA-1040 with IPX connections has these characteristics:

•Both NetWare 3.x and NetWare 4.x are supported directly. NetWare 4.x is also supported through bindery emulation.

•A minimum connection to the GA-1040 consists of a NetWare file server, a NetWare print server, and a NetWare queue.

•A single directory tree (for NetWare 4.x) and up to eight bindery servers can be configured simultaneously.

•The GA-1040 looks for print jobs on one NetWare print server per bindery server.

•Each print server can store jobs for any queue on the GA-1040.

Overview of IPX printing to the GA-1040

NetWare file servers support the creation of print queues, which are storage areas for print jobs. When a client on a remote computer decides to print, the job is directed to a print queue on the NetWare file server and spooled to the NetWare server disk, freeing up the client workstation.

The queues on the NetWare server must be named to match the Direct connection and the Print, and Hold queues on the GA-1040. The NetWare queue names should be given an extension corresponding to the GA-1040 print connection, as follows:

_print _hold _direct

NOTE: The extension names must be in all lowercase and must be in English.