Xerox 4500 ps eth instruction manual Supported protocols, 1 IPX/SPX protocol

Introduction

Xerox 4500 PS ETH, Inst. & Operator's Guide

To avoid print mixing , some sharing functions have been implemented. See the chapter “Configuration ” for details.

Redirected host print

The Xerox 4500 PS ETH may also be used for redirected printing using the ida ReRouter, idaMON or idaIPPC .

See the separate document “Redirected SNA AFP Printing - Ethernet” included on the diskette for details).

Filename: “Redirect”

1.1 Supported protocols

The Xerox 4500 PS ETH provides support for the protocols mentioned in this section. The multiple procotol support makes it possible to have an easy conversion to the IBM hosts, Windows NT and 95, Novell NetWare, OS/2 and UNIX systems.

1.1.1 IPX/SPX protocol

ENP - EPS

SPX	SAP	NCP
	IPX

Application Layer

Transport Layer

Network Layer

Application Layer

ENP: Embedded NPrinter

Implements the NetWare remote printing functionality. Communicates with SPX.

EPS: Embedded PrintServer

Monitors the print queues and printers. Is able to monitor print queues on different network servers.

Communicates with NCP.

Transport Layer

SPX:Provides connection oriented services and guarantees packet delivery. SAP:Provides service name to network address resolution. NCP:Request/response protocol and the interface to the NetWare operating

system.

Network Layer

IPX: Provides connection-less oriented data services.

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