TROY Group MAN-EXT2000 manual Troy XCD Print Server Operating as a NetWare Remote Printer

TROY XCD print servers can operate in two different modes to service NetWare print queues:

•Remote Printer mode (also known as NPRINTER mode on NetWare 4.xx or RPRINTER mode on NetWare 2.xx or 3.xx networks)

•Queue Server mode (also called print server or PSERVER mode)

In remote printer mode (see figure 5-1), the client PC sends the print job to the file server, which in turn spools it to a

File

Server

PC Client

Workstation

PC

Print

Server

Printer with

XConnect II

Figure 5-1

TROY XCD Print Server Operating as a NetWare Remote Printer

File

Server

PC Client

Workstation

PC

Printer with XConnect II

Figure 5-2

TROY XCD Print Server Operating as a NetWare Queue Server

5-2 Novell Network Configuration