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Appendix E. Netware environment 36
Appendix E. Netware environment
This wireless network interface card is compatible with Novell NetWare
networks in versions 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x. You can print to the network printer
from any NetWare client that is attached to the network. This section
describes how to continue printing with your network printer card in a
NetWare environment.
NOTE: This section is applicable for Dell 5330dn Mono Laser Printer.
NetWare printing
The NetWare architecture for printing is comprised of the following:
Printers
These are the physical printers, which may be attached either to NetWare file
servers, NetWare machines dedicated as print servers, NetWare workstations,
or directly to the network. The network printer falls into the last category.
Print queues
These queues are found on NetWare file servers where print jobs are stored
before printing.
Print servers
These are programs that transfer print jobs from the print queues to the
printers. Print servers may operate from various points in the NetWare
network:
• They may be present on the NetWare file server (RPRINTER mode). This
puts an additional load on the file server.
• They may be present on the printers themselves (PSERVER mode). This
relieves the file server of a printing load and does not require any
dedication of NetWare machines as print servers. Printing performance
will be improved as the printer will have optimized software and hardware
to accommodate network printing. Also, the print server and physical
printer are in close proximity and print data need not travel over the
network from print server to printer.
Additionally, printers connected to NetWare workstations may be shared with
the rest of the network. This is done by running RPRINTER on the
workstation and configuring the printers as Remote Printers. Print servers on
the network may then interact with the RPRINTER program on the