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Print Server mode
In Print Server mode, the card performs all print server
functions and can service up to 32 queues and eight file
servers. No VAP (Value-Added Process) or NLM (NetWare
Loadable Module
®
) is required. When you send a print job
from your application, the file server assigns the print job to a
print queue. When the corresponding printer is ready, the print
server sends the print job to the printer.
The Ethernet Card operates like any Novell NetWare print
server, servicing the assigned queues in a round robin fashion.
In queues of the same priority, the Ethernet Card services the
first job in a queue before those in a lower priority queue. The
card also supports encrypted passwords.
This mode provides the highest printing speed while retaining
the control, security, and convenience of a NetWare print
server.
To use the card in Print Server mode, see page 2-5.
Remote Printer mode
As a remote printer, the Ethernet Card emulates a workstation
running Novell’s RPRINTER program, and operates under the
control of a Novell NetWare print server. The print server can
be either a dedicated workstation running PSERVER or a file
server.
At power-up, the interface will attempt to attach to a print
server (elsewhere on the network) and act as a particular
printer of that print server. To do this, it needs to know which
print server to attach to, and which printer of that print server
to use. This is similar to the need to specify these parameters in
the RPRINTER command line (or to interactively choose them
from the RPRINTER program).
Using Novell NetWare
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