Toshiba GA-1120 on a NetWare 5.x network with Ndps, Tips for experts-NetWare 5.x networks

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GA-1120 on a NetWare 5.x network with NDPS

The GA-1120 supports printing over a NetWare 5.x network running either the TCP/IP protocols or the IPX protocol. For pure IP printing, the GA-1120 takes advantage of features in NDPS (Novell Distributed Print Services). For IPX printing, the GA-1120 supports the PServer service in Bindery emulation or through NDS (Novell Directory Services). For more information on IPX-based printing, see “GA-1120 on a NetWare 4.x or 5.x network” on page 2-8.

NOTE: Setting up a NetWare environment correctly requires the presence and active cooperation of the Novell network administrator. You must have administrator privileges on the network to create new NDS or bindery objects.

NDPS is not like earlier queue-based versions of NetWare printing. Instead, you use an NDPS Manager and a Printer Agent, which control the tasks previously handled by a print queue, print server, and spooler. You can also make the printer driver available for clients to download from Windows 9x/Me and Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP computers.

During GA-1120 Setup, you select the frame type or types that will be used for communication between the GA-1120 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—NetWare 5.x networks

Setting up the GA-1120 in an NDPS environment is similar to setting up any other PostScript printer on the network. Refer to the following information when setting up the GA-1120 in such an environment:

•Make sure you have a valid IP address for the GA-1120 and for any workstations that will print to it or run Fiery utilities.

•In GA-1120 Setup, enable TCP/IP and enter the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address for GA-1120. You can enter these manually or use DHCP, RARP, or BOOTP protocols to assign the addresses dynamically.

•Bidirectional communication features in NDPS are not supported on the GA-1120.