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RPRINTER/NPRINTER Setup (Netware 3.x, Netware 4.x, and Netware 5.x)
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RPRINTER/NPRINTER Setup
(Netware 3.
x
, Netware 4.
x
, and Netware 5.
x
)
This procedure associates an existing PSERVER with a remote
Ethernet Interface acting as a RPRINTER/NPRINTER in a Netware
3.
x
, Netware 4.
x
, or Netware 5.
x
environment. It is the PSERVER’s
responsibility to get jobs from the queue and to pass them off to the
Ethernet Interface acting as the remote printer. Unlike a PSERVER
setup, the Ethernet Interface does not deal directly with the queues.
NOTE: As a RPRINTER/NPRINTER, the print server does not use
a login ID. A non-Ethernet Interface print server such as
PSERVER.NLM or PSERVER.EXE must be running for
RPRINTER to operate. Also, if the Ethernet Interface loses
a connection to a PSERVER, it will automatically reconnect
when that server becomes available again.
The following steps assume that you have created a PSERVER
object in Netware 3.
x
, Netware 4.
x
, or Netware 5.
x
and have
assigned printers and queues to it. If you have not already done
this, do it now. The setup is similar to creating a PSERVER setup
for the Ethernet Interface, except that there are no restrictions
about which names may be used for the print server and printer
objects.
NOTE: Write down the printer number(s) assigned to the printer(s)
you are going to be using for this setup. You will need them
in a later step.
HTML Method
1. Load a PSERVER on your Netware 3.
x
, Netware 4.
x
, or
Netware 5.
x
file server (i.e., issue a
load pserver
pservername
command on the file server).
NOTE: If it is an NDS PSERVER on a Netware 4.
x
/5.
x
file server,
you must specify the PSERVER name and context for
pservername
. For example:
load pserver .sales_ps.sales.microplex
2. Load a Web browser on a network station that can
communicate with the print server over TCP/IP.