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Software License A greement CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERM S AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING TH IS PRINTER. USING THI S PRINTER INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO TH ESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS , PROMPTLY RETURN TH E PRINTER AND ALL ACCOMPANYING HARDWAR E AND WRITTEN MATERIALS TO THE PLACE YOU OBTAINED THEM,[...]

PrintNet ®  User’s Manual Edition July 2000[...]

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7 Table of Contents 1 I ntroduction ..... ........... .......... ........ ........... .. 13 Overview ... ................... .................... ................... ................... . 1 3 What is t he PrintNet? ................ ............ .................... ....... 1 3 What Spec ial Features are Avai lable? ......... ................... . 1[...]

T able of Contents 8 Windows Host Configurati on . ................... .................... .......... 40 Windows NT 3.51 Host Se tup ............ ............. ................. 40 Windows NT 4.0 Host Setu p ........ ................... ................. 41 Windows 95 Host Setup ........ ............. .................... .......... 46 Printronix [...]

Table of Contents 9 Unix Troublesh ooting Tips ........ ................... ............. .............. 69 PrintNet Cann ot be Found o n the Network ............... ....... 6 9 Nothing Pri nts........ .................... ................... ............. ....... 7 0 Stair-Steppe d Output ... ................... ................... .............. [...]

T able of Contents 10 Changing t he Prin tNet Mode (NDS and Bindery setu ps) ........... ...... ....... ...... ....... ........ 1 01 Setting th e PrintNet NDS Context (NDS s etups) ......... .. 102 Setting th e PrintN et Preferred NDS Tree (NDS setups) .................. ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... .. 103 Novell H ost Config[...]

Table of Contents 11 Complete Co mmand List .......... ................... .................... ..... 12 7 Store Com mands .. .................... ................... .................. 127 Set Comman ds ............ ................... ................... ............ 131 List Comm ands ..... .................... ................... ..............[...]

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13 1 Intr oduction Overview This chap ter intr oduces y ou to the P rintN et™ archite cture an d specia l features, as well as providi ng informati on on in stallati on and co nfiguration tools. What is the PrintNet? The PrintN et print ser ver allo ws you to a ttach print ers on a loc al area network (LA N) rather than attach ing them d irectly [...]

Chapter 1 Interfaces 14 • numerou s printer logging m ethods (e.g. automatic email) to r ecord printer er rors and usage • remote m anagement t hrough HTML forms , Telnet ses sions, “ rsh/ rcmd/remsh ” command s, SNMP, and pre-def ined log m ethods • extensive built-in tr oubleshoot ing too ls • built-i n “ telnet ” and “ ping ”[...]

10Base2 a nd 10Base-T 15 10Base 2 a nd 10Ba se- T The PrintN et interfa ce card at the rear of t he printe r for the 10B ase2 and 10Base-T in terfaces ha s three i ndicator l ights, shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Status Indicator Lights (10Base2 a nd 10Base-T) The LED p atterns and the respe ctive indi cations ar e given in Ta ble 1. T a ble 1. LED P[...]

Chapter 1 Interfaces 16 Operating M od es The Prin tNet has a sel f test and internal ly contro lled mode s. These are : Power-on Self T est The power-on self test performs diagnost ic tests on the Prin tNet processo r, RAM, RO M, EEPR OM, parall el ports, an d network interface. The STAT, ERR, and NE T LEDs ind icate which test is cur rently in pr[...]

10Base2 a nd 10Base-T 17 Dipswitches On the back of the 10 Base2 and 10Bas e-T interface s, you will find a small window where yo u can access three dipswitches la beled 1, 2, and 3 (see Figure 1) . The functions of the di pswitches a re explain ed in Ta ble 3. T able 3 . 10Base2 and 10Bas e-T Dipswitch Settings Dipswitch Comments 1 Reserved . This[...]

Chapter 1 Interfaces 18 10/100 Base -T The PrintN et interface c ard at the rear of the printer for the 10/100Ba se-T interface h as two indic ator lights, show n in Figure 2 . Figure 2. Status Indicator Lights and Dipswitches (10/ 100Base-T) Run and Auto Reset Modes Run Mode i s the normal operatin g state of t he PrintN et. Auto Reset mode is ent[...]

10/100Base- T 19 Network Indicator The NET LED dis plays the status o f the n etwork li nk. When the NET L ED is on, thi s confirm s link integrity . The NET LED fl ashes off for 1/3 second when a data p acket i s being tran sferred. W hen the NE T LED is off , the network con nection h as been sev ered. Dipswitches On the bac k of the 10/100Bas e-[...]

Chapter 1 Conventions Used In This Manual 20 Convention s Used In This Manual Command s yntax an d examples are formatte d as foll ows: • The Courie r font in boldface indicates commands that you ty pe: $ pin g ftp.Co mpanyWebs ite.c om • Regul ar Courier f ont i ndicate s displa yed res ults: ftp.C ompanyWe bsite.com is a live • Var iable va[...]

21 2 Installation and Configuration Instal lation The PrintN et is uni que in that different net work co nnection opti ons are availabl e upon purc hase. The b ase PrintNe t model prov ides an RJ- 45 connecto r for 10Bas e-T or 10/10 0Base-T (UTP) networ ks. A 10Bas e2 versio n of the ada pter is also ava ilable. Con necting to the Netwo rk To atta[...]

Chapter 2 Installation 22 Figure 3. Phy sical Setup Network Co nnector $ $[...]

Configuration Using the Printer Control Panel 23 Config uration T ools There are two parts to a PrintNe t setup: 1. Configuring the Prin tNet so it c an be se en on the ne twork. This involves network related s ettings (e.g. an IP address within TCP/IP environ ments) con figured t hrough the bu ilt-in com mand shel l, npsh, or from the c ontrol pan[...]

Chapter 2 Configuration Tools 24 The proce dure for c hanging an y of the pa rameters i s the sa me. The procedu re for chang ing the IP Ad dress is giv en here as an ex ample. Use the same procedure for the oth er required parameter s. To change the IP Addres s param eter: 1. Make sure the printer is on and r aise the pr inter co ver. 2. Press the[...]

IPAssign 25 IPAssign IPAssign i s a Windows  utility which helps identify the PrintNe t on the network. IPA ssign relies o n the TCP/IP proto col to loca te PrintNet pri nt servers so they can be assi gned. Relyin g on TCP/ IP as the unde rlying protocol, the prin t server c an be a ssigned an IP addr ess and subnet m ask once it i s detected on[...]

Chapter 2 Configuration Tools 26 3. Direct y our Web br owser t o the Uniform Resource Lo cator (URL) “ http:// IPaddress ” (e.g. “ http://192.75.11.9 ”). The Prin tNet HTML str ucture is divided in to several menus as shown in Figure 5. Figure 5. PrintNet HTML Structure NOTE: Online help is av ailable for all HTML pa ges. Index/Home Config[...]

HTML Forms 27 Print er Stat us Screen Using the printer IPA ddress an d any sta ndard web browser, you can check th e status of the printer. Figure 6 s hows the e xact state o f the printer by showing the printer LCD message. Fig ure 6. WWW P rinter Status Scr een[...]

Chapter 2 Configuration Tools 28 Con fig u rat ion A lter n at ives Besides the HTML fo rms and software provi ded, the P rintNet interna l command shell, np sh, can a lso be rea ched using t hese meth ods: Te l n e t A TCP/IP command that helps configur e PrintNet s ettings remotel y. A TCP/IP host s tarts a Teln et session with the print serv er [...]

29 3 W indows Configuration Overview This chap ter detai ls a com plete Win dows con figurati on setup i ncludin g: 1. Identifyi ng the Print Net on th e network us ing TCP/IP as the underlying protocol 2. Configuring the Prin tNet with its mandatory TCP/IP set tings (IP address an d subnet m ask) 3. Configuring a new prin ter on the Windows st ati[...]

Chapter 3 Windows PrintNet Configuration 30 Figure 7. Windows Integration Windo ws PrintNet Configuration The IP addr ess and subnet mask are mand atory TCP/IP s ettings a nd are needed befo re the prin t server can be de tected on the ne twork. There ar e also add itional s ettings which are op tional. This section offers alterna tive methods f or[...]

Optional 31 Opt iona l Additiona l settin gs, like routing entr ies, can b e configu red. This allow s communic ation ac ross subn ets when no ot her rout er exists. Configura tion of the PrintNet can be don e from the pr inter contr ol panel, IPAssign, Web brows er, or host c ommands. To configu re these opt ions, see “Conf iguratio n Tools” o[...]

Chapter 3 Windows PrintNet Configuration 32 8. At the “IPA ssign” main dialo gue box that app ears, yo u should se e an entry fo r your Prin tNet appear in the li st box. Figur e 8 show s an example screen . Figure 8. IPAssi gn Main Screen 9. Once y our Prin tNet Ether net Addr ess app ears in th e list b ox, sel ect it and cli ck on AS SIGN. 1[...]

Configuration Using IPAssign 33 13. If you w ant to store t he TCP/IP setti ngs into the PrintNet flash memory via a browser, click on LAUNCH BROWSE R at the next window that d isplays. This will pr event yo u from losi ng the se ttings after a power cy cle. If not, c lick “No.” 14. Read the text in the “ Configur ation Informa tion” win do[...]

Chapter 3 Windows PrintNet Configuration 34 Figure 9. Network Configuration HTML Form[...]

Configuration Using ARP 35 At this po int, the TCP /IP settin gs are stor ed in fl ash memory and you should be able to s ee the Print Net on your Window s network. Ho wever, you cann ot print to it yet sinc e you ha ve not ide ntified th e network pr inter to your Win dows stat ion. Ref er to “Win dows Host Confi guratio n” on page 40 to ident[...]

Chapter 3 Windows PrintNet Configuration 36 At this p oint, you sh ould be ab le to com municate with the Pri ntNet from your lo cal Wi ndows stat ion. Thi s means the print se rver kno ws abou t an IP addre ss and subn et mask and has these settings i n its curr ent memory . However, if the Prin tNet is pow er cycle d, these setti ngs will disappe[...]

Communicating Across Routers 37 Communicating Across Routers Since W indows envi ronments r ely on TCP/IP to commun icate wit h the PrintNet, crossing router s become s an issu e. After fol lowing one of th e PrintNet configura tion method s mention ed, you will mos t likely only be able to c ommunica te with the print se rver from the same sub net[...]

Chapter 3 Windows PrintNet Configuration 38 Changing W orkgroup Na mes Windows environme nts define groups of rel ated comp uters as “workg roups.” By d efault, the PrintNet belongs to th e workgrou p called “WORKGROU P”. However, you m ay want to ch ange this to suit your network bett er. To do this : 1. Load a Web br owser on your Windows[...]

Changing Destination Names 39 The first field req uires the IP addres s for the PrintNet and the second fie ld must be fill ed in with a vali d destinat ion from the pr int server (e .g., d1prn). Otherwis e, LPR will not be able to access the print er. Table 6 out lines the default des tination s to choose from. This name c an be change d to someth[...]

Chapter 3 Windows Host Configuration 40 Windo ws Host Configuration This section c overs Wind ows NT and Wind ows 95, Wind ows 3.1 and Prin t ronix P rinti ng Sy st em (PPS ) new pr inter setup s. Wi ndows NT 3.51 Host Setup To co nfig ure a ne w prin ter on a Wind ows NT 3 .51 st atio n: 1. Open the “Control P anel.” 2. Double click on “Prin[...]

Windows NT 4.0 Host Setup 41 6. Select “LPR Po rt” from the list that displa ys and click OK to bring up a dialogue box simila r to the o ne found in Figure 12. Figure 12. Add LPR Compatible Printer Dialogue B ox 7. Type in the IP add ress or hos t name of the PrintNet in the first fiel d. 8. Type in the name o f a pre-defi ned destinati on/que[...]

Chapter 3 Windows Host Configuration 42 3. Sele ct “My C omputer.” 4. At the nex t window, cli ck on “Add Port ...”[...]

Windows NT 4.0 Host Setup 43 5. Double cl ick on “LP R Port”. If LPR Po rt is not li sted it mean s that t he Microsoft TCP/IP P rinting service is not in stalled. 6. In the “Nam e or addres s of serv er providin g lpd:” bo x, enter the IP address of the Pr intNet adapter . In the “Name of printer or print queue on that serv er:” box, e[...]

Chapter 3 Windows Host Configuration 44 7. Sele ct the “Gen eric/Text on ly” prin ter driv er or ins tall the P rintroni x P5000 se ries dri ver from th e Printronix web page a t www.printronix.com. The generic driver is g ood for troublesh ooting install ation probl ems. The ne twork admini strator can always g o back and in stall the P5000 dr[...]

Windows NT 4.0 Host Setup 45 9. Determine if the pr inter is s hared with ot her networ k users. If it is shared, t he share na me and the o perating system mus t be sel ected. 10. Print a W indow s test pag e. 11. If there ar e any prob lems durin g or after i nstallat ion, see “Win dows NT 4.0 Host S etup Prob lems” on p age 54.[...]

Chapter 3 Windows Host Configuration 46 Wi ndows 95 Host Setup To co nfig ure a ne w prin ter on a Wind ows 95 stati on: 1. Select “S ettings:Print ers” from the “Sta rt” menu. 2. Double click on the “Add Printer” icon. 3. Select “Netwo rk Printer” from the secon d window of the “Add Printer” wizard that loaded . 4. At the nex t[...]

Printronix Printing System (PPS ) Host Setup 47 Printronix Printing System (PPS) Host Setup To configur e a PPS LP R port for a printer on a Windows station, you will need to: 1. Insert the diskette l abeled “ PPS” into the f loppy dr ive. 2. Load the Fil e Manager or WinFil e and look under the fl oppy driv e for a PPS ZI P file. 3. Double cl [...]

Chapter 3 Windows Host Configuration 48 15. Click OK when done to return to t he “Detai ls” win dow. You shoul d now se e something relating to “PPS P ort” within the “Print to the followin g port:” fie ld. 16. Click O K to cl ose this printer prop erties window. You now ha ve a n ew network prin ter whic h relies on P PS to print remot[...]

IPAssign Cannot Find the PrintNet 49 Wi ndows T roubles hooting T ips This secti on provides information on possible soluti ons to some stan dard config uration er rors. If yo u requir e technica l suppor t, pleas e have as much of the follow ing informa tion as you ca n availa ble when y ou call : 1. What lev el of softw are are yo u running ? 2. [...]

Chapter 3 Windows Troubleshooting Tips 50 PrintNet Cannot Be Found on the Network • Have you assigned th e PrintNet a unique a nd valid IP address whi ch corresp onds with the other IP a ddresses on your netwo rk? For example , are you sure no other devic e is us ing this IP addre ss? • Are yo u sure you are trying to talk to the PrintNe t from[...]

Cannot Browse the PrintNet on the Network 51 Cannot Browse the Prin tNet on the Network • Have you looked und er the ri ght Wind ows workgrou p? By de fault, the PrintNet will be fo und under “ WORKGROU P.” • Are you able to brows e other Wi ndows sta tions and devices o n the network fro m this sa me statio n? • Has this Wi ndows sta tio[...]

Chapter 3 Windows Troubleshooting Tips 52 TCP/IP Access Problem If you ca n “ ping ” the pri nter from a workstation , but you c annot We b browse, Telnet, or print to the p rinter thr ough the P rintNet, ther e may be an incorrect en try in the TCP access list. I n order for this workstation to use the P rintNet inter face in this case, one of[...]

TCP/IP Acc ess Problem 53 6. From a workstat ion attache d to this network segment, crea te an ARP entry. The PrintNet IP address an d hardware o r MAC add ress are needed. At the workstat ion enter: arp -s < ipa ddress > < MACad dress > ping < ipadd ress > 7. Try to “ ping ” this IP a ddress to s ee if the PrintNet can be se [...]

Chapter 3 Windows Troubleshooting Tips 54 W eb Browser/HTTP Problem In some c ases you m ay not be able to brows e the printe r web page simply because the PrintNe t HTTP may be turned off. If you ca nnot “ ping ” the PrintNe t IP address , make sure the IP Address, subne t mask, a nd default gateway ar e set co rrectly by chec king the Etherne[...]

Windows NT 4.0 Host Setup Problems 55 • Are you logged in as the “ Adminis trator”? This ins tallation requires adm inistrator privileges . • “LPR port” is not l isted in ste p 5. Cancel the install ation and insta ll Micro soft TCP/IP printin g servic e on the server . • LPR co nfiguration warning dur ing step 6. The Ethe rnet cable [...]

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57 4 Unix Configuration Overview This chap ter details a c omplete U nix  se tup includi ng: 1. Configuring the Prin tNet with its mandatory TCP/IP set tings (i.e., IP address an d subnet m ask). 2. Configuring the Unix h ost stati on with a ne w printer. Unix Environment Desc ription The PrintN et suppor ts network printing und er variou s TCP/[...]

Chapter 4 Unix Environment Description 58 Figure 13. Unix Integration XTerm PC PC PC XTerm SparcSta tion SunOS 4.1. 1 SCO HP-UX IP Router IRIX Ultrix Linux Sola ris OSF/1 PC Printe r[...]

Mandatory 59 Unix PrintNet Configuration There are mandator y settings needed befo re the prin t server can be detected o n the networ k, as well as some a dditional op tional s ettings. This se ction of fers alter native me thods for configuri ng your PrintNet and mentio ns some o f the more common o ptional s ettings a vailabl e. Manda tory Since[...]

Chapter 4 Unix PrintNet Configuration 60 Using ARP To configu re the Etherne t Interface with i ts TCP/IP sett ings us ing a manual “ arp ” comma nd, the syntax is: arp - s ipad dress et hernetad dress For the “ aix ” c ommand, th e syntax i s: aix - s ethe r ipaddr ess Mac_ addres s To use eit her of thes e comma nds: 1. Log on to a Unix s[...]

Using ARP 61 At this po int, you s hould be abl e to comm unicate w ith the Pr intNet from your local Unix station. This means the printer k nows abou t an IP address and subnet m ask and h as these setting s in its c urrent memo ry. However , if the Pr intNet is shut off, th ese setting s will b e lost unles s you store them in flash memory, as fo[...]

Chapter 4 Unix PrintNet Configuration 62 Using RARP RARP all ows you to dy namically assign an IP addre ss to the Pr intNet upon bootu p. To co nfigure the P rintNet with its TCP/IP settings using RARP: 1. On your RARP server, make a n entry in th e /etc/ethers fi le for the PrintNe t. Syntax: ether netaddre ss PrintNet IPaddr ess Exampl e: 00:80 :[...]

Using BOOTP 63 Usin g BOOTP BOOTP a llows you to dynamic ally ass ign an IP add ress to the PrintNet upon bootup . In add ition, the BO OTP serv er can p rovide additi onal details lik e a defaul t router/ga teway addres s. To conf igure the Pr intNet with its TCP /IP setti ngs using B OOTP: 1. On your BOO TP server, mak e an entry in the /etc/b oo[...]

Chapter 4 Unix PrintNet Configuration 64 NOTE: You will be able to communica te with the P rintNet f rom network stations on differen t subnets if the print server ha s been tol d about its default ro uter/gateway in the BO OTP respon se from the BOOTP s erver. Communicating Across Ro uters Since Un ix envir onments rel y on TCP/IP to c ommunic ate[...]

Manual System V Host Setu p 65 Unix Host Configuratio n There may be times when you wo uld prefer to o r have to perform the manual se tup st eps for a new printer definiti on. There m ay also be times when yo u require a less c ommon pr int solu tion suc h as direc t socke t capabili ties. This s ection cover s these add itional s etups. Manual Sy[...]

Chapter 4 Unix Host Configuration 66 To manuall y config ure an LP R/LPD printe r on a BSD Un ix system : 1. Define an e ntry for this ne w printer within th e printcap fil e, /etc/ printca p. Syntax: print ername: :sh:p w#80:mx# 0: :rm= Prin tNetname : :rp= Prin tNetdest ination : :lp=: :sd=/ usr/spoo l/lpd/ print ername : :lf=/ usr/spoo l/l[...]

Printing from AIX 67 Example : chmod -R g+ rwX,o+rX /u sr/spool/ lpd/ P50 00 chmod -R daemo n.daemon /usr/ spool/lp d/ P5000 5. Start the printer dae mon for th is new prin ter. Example : lpc st art P500 0 You now hav e a new pr inter whic h relies o n LPR/LPD t o print to a PrintNet printer. Us e the foll owing comman d to test pr inting: Syntax: [...]

Chapter 4 Unix Host Configuration 68 3. Log in as “ root .” 4. At the pas sword pro mpt, pres s ENTER sinc e there is no default password. 5. Change to th e dest directo ry. Syntax: cd de st 6. List the conten ts of this director y using the “ dir ” c ommand and determi ne which d estination/q ueue you w ould like to send the print job th r[...]

PrintNet Cannot be Found on the Network 69 Though th e host wil l be sendin g directly to a TCP por t number on the PrintNet, the port n umbers a re still m apped t o destina tions/que ues in case the re is s ome type of spec ial pro cessing o r loggi ng to be d one to the job. How ever, the destinati on name i s of no co ncern in thi s type of pri[...]

Chapter 4 Unix Troubleshooting Tips 70 faster rate s ays it knows no thing about th is so you may ne ed to try the configur ation pr ocess aga in. • Have you confirmed that the netw ork connec tion to the PrintNet is working correctly? Tr ying dif ferent netw ork cable s and locati ons will help nar row down the p roblem. Nothing Prints • Can y[...]

Stair-Stepped Output 71 Stair-Stepped Output Stair-ste pped output is print wh ich starts at the top left of the p age but every line th ereafter starts a little furt her over to the righ t. It also refers to Unix jobs th at print o ne line o f text at the top of a pa ge followed by a series of b lank pag es. This kind of output h appens on ly with[...]

Chapter 4 Unix Troubleshooting Tips 72 For exam ple, if pri nting to the destinati on, d2prn , the asso ciated m odel is m2 . Therefore , the comm and is: set m odel m2 trailer $ FF save For defaul t destina tion model mappings o f the Pri ntNet, please s ee “PrintNet Naming Sc hemes” on p age 156 . TCP/IP Access Problem If you ca n “ ping ?[...]

TCP/IP Acc ess Problem 73 3. On the Pr intNet, pl ace SWITCH 2 in the down p osition. 4. Power on the printe r and wait for the ONL INE state. 5. On the Pr intNet, pl ace SWITCH 2 in the up po sition. 6. From a workstat ion attache d to this network segment, crea te an ARP entry. The PrintNet IP address an d hardware o r MAC add ress are needed. At[...]

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75 5 Novell Configuration Overview This chap ter detai ls a comple te Nove ll setup , includ ing: 1. Identifyi ng the Print Net on th e network. 2. Configuring the Prin tNet with its mandatory print setup settings . 3. Configuring a new prin t queue on the file s erver. For additi onal info rmation abou t further opt ions ava ilable with the 10/1 0[...]

Chapter 5 Novell Environme nt Description 76 Novell Environ ment Descr iption The Prin tNet supports network prin ting un der Novell environme nts by using IP X. It supp orts all 3. 1X versio ns of NetW are. Figure 14 provides a Novell setu p overvie w. Version 4.1X is sup ported un der binder y emula tion only . Figure 14. Nov ell Integration NetW[...]

77 Novell PrintNet Configuratio n Man datory Under al l Novell e nvironment s, the P rintNet d oes not re quire any network settings to make it visible on the netwo rk. Simply plug it in to yo ur network and power it on. Howev er, with a ne w print qu eue setup on a Novell f ile server, th ere can be s ome mand atory setti ngs neede d on the Pr int[...]

Chapter 5 Novell PrintNet Configuration 78 Using HTML Forms When defi ning a new print qu eue on a Nov ell file s erver, a new pr int server m ust be def ined to re present the PrintNet . This name mus t match the pre-defi ned name gi ven to the pr int server. B y default, this name is i n the format “M_ xxxxxx ” where “ xxxxxx ” equals the[...]

NetWar e Vers i on 3.x PS ER VER Setup 79 Novell Host Configuratio n Under all versions o f NetWare  , both PS ERVER and RPRINTER se tups are supp orted by the PrintNet . Since a PS ERVER s etup is th e most common, y ou will f ind the neces sary ste ps to config ure the P rintNet as a PSERVER shown firs t. Configurati on for RPRINTE R and NPRIN[...]

Chapter 5 Novell Host Configuration 80 13. Select t he first item listed as “NOT INSTALLED” an d press E NTER. 14. At the printer co nfiguration window , type in the n ame for th is new printer. Thi s name m ust be one of the pre -defined des tinations/ queues on the PrintNe t. This wil l normally be “ d1prn .” 15. Go to the “Type” f ie[...]

NetWare V ersion 3.x RPR INTER Setup 81 NetW are V ersion 3.x RPR INTER Setup These step s are for No vell env ironments with Netwar e 3.x (or earlier) fil e serv ers. To configure a new RPRINTE R on a NetWa re 3.x network : 1. Log in to th e PrintN et command shell, nps h, as root. If you hav e TCP/IP avai lable and this print server alr eady has [...]

Chapter 5 Novell Host Configuration 82 7. Press INS ERT to add a new queue to the list of current ly define d queues. 8. Type in th e name of th is new que ue when prompted and press ENTER. Th is can be an y name y ou would l ike. 9. Press ES CAPE to re turn to the Ma in Menu. 10. Select “P rint Ser ver Informat ion” and press ENTE R. 11. Press[...]

NetWar e Vers i on 4.x PS ER VER Setup 83 28. Wait tw o minutes and then chec k your P SERVER to see if th e appropriat e printer i s being ser viced. The P SERVER should indi cate that the pr inter is “ Waiting for job.” At this po int, the P rintNet knows to receive a ny jobs this PSERV ER.NLM has to se nd to it thr ough the d efined print er[...]

Chapter 5 Novell Host Configuration 84 12. Sele ct PRINTERS . 13. Press INS ERT to add a printer to the list. 14. Type in the name of one of the default desti nations on the unit for the NAME field and go to the type field. 15. Press EN TER at thi s field and select D EFINED ELS EWHERE. I f DEFINED ELSEWHERE is not avai lable, c hoose PARAL LEL. 16[...]

NetWar e Vers i on 4.x PS ER VER Setup 85 npsh unit name comman d Initiates a single Command with g uest acces s only to the unit instead o f entering int o a compl ete se ss io n. To communi cate with the unit us ing npsh.exe : 1. From a DOS prompt on a Novell wo rkstation, begin an n psh sessi on with the uni t. npsh unit name Starts a Telnet-lik[...]

Chapter 5 Novell Host Configuration 86 NetW are V ers ion 4.x RPRIN TER Setup PrintNe t can be c onfigured to service both RPRINTER , NDS mode, a nd PSERVER, bin dery mo de. Use the fol lowing pro cedure to set up an RPR INTER form o f attachme nt on a 4. x server: 1. PrintNe t requires a b indery serve r login on the 4.1 x as the first ste p to se[...]

NetWare V ersion 4.x RPR INTER Setup 87 3. At a 4.1x consol e sessio n, if a pserver.n lm sessi on is already ru nning for Fin_Q, fi rst unload it, then re load it to find the ne w objects, o r, simply issue load pserver Fin_Q . If yo u are su cces sful t he pri nt serv er co nsol e scre en will show a “printer status” opti on. In the “ print[...]

Chapter 5 Novell Troubleshooting Tips 88 Novell T roubleshooting T ips This sec tion provide s inform ation on pos sible so lutions to some stand ard configur ation err ors. If you re quire techn ical su pport, pleas e have as much of th e followi ng informati on availabl e when you call: 1. What lev el of soft ware are yo u running? 2. What t ype [...]

NetWare 4.x - No PSERV ER Connection 89 • Is there a n availabl e NetWare user licens e for the PrintNet to u se while it a cts as a PS ERVER? E very PSER VER takes up one us er license since it l ogs in to the Novell file server. • Have you given the connection process s ome time after repowe ring the Prin tNet? In large r Novell en vironm ent[...]

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91 6 Novell Configuration for 10/100Base-T Interfaces Overview This chap ter provid es addition al info rmation for Nov ell envir onments using the 10/100Bas e-T interface, includi ng: 1. PrintNet Configuration. This section inc ludes: sett ing the pr eferred file ser ver, setti ng pass word se curity, ad justing polling time, ch anging the Prin tN[...]

Chapter 6 Novell PrintNet Configuration (10/100Bas e-T) 92 Novell PrintNet Co nfiguration (10/100Base-T) There are no mandat ory Novell settings ne eded befor e the print server can be de tected on th e network . However, ther e can be some mand atory settings needed be fore a Novel l print queu e can be s erviced by the PrintNe t. These mandato ry[...]

Preferred File Server (NDS and B indery setups) 93 Preferred File Server ( NDS and Bindery setups) In a binder y setup, the preferred file se rver specif ies the fi le server th at the print ser ver object wa s created on. In an NDS setup, i t specifi es a file server th at the print s erver obj ect resides on. Sinc e NDS is distr ibuted, most admi[...]

Chapter 6 Novell PrintNet Configuration (10/100Bas e-T) 94 Manual (T elnet) Method 1. Telnet to th e print ser ver. This will bring up a login sc reen: telne t ipad dress NOTE: If prompted for a “User ID” and password f irst, type in “ root ” for the ID and press ENTER at the password p rompt since there’s no password by defa ult . 2. You[...]

Setting Password Security (NDS a nd Bindery setups) 95 Manual (T e lnet) Method 1. Telnet to the print s erver. This will brin g up a logi n screen: telnet ipad dress NOTE: If prompte d for a “Use r ID” and pas sword fir st, type in “ root ” for the ID and pres s ENTER at the pas sword prom pt since there ’s no passwor d by defau lt. 2. Y[...]

Chapter 6 Novell PrintNet Configuration (10/100Bas e-T) 96 5. Procee d to the next s ection to store the pa ssword on the Prin tNet. Net war e 3. x 1. Enter P CONSOLE as supe rvisor on your Novell hos t. 2. Select “ Print Ser ver Informat ion” fro m the main menu. 3. Select t he approp riate prin ter and pres s ENTER. 4. Select “ Change P ass[...]

Adjusting Polling Time (NDS and Bindery setups) 97 2. You shoul d now see a prompt dis played that has the P rintNet’s IP address fol lowed by a colon then root. ipaddr ess :root > 3. At the pro mpt, enter : store pserver novell p asswd passw ord NOTE: The passw ords en tered in Ne tware A dministrato r or PCON SOLE must matc h the pass word s[...]

Chapter 6 Novell PrintNet Configuration (10/100Bas e-T) 98 3. Sele ct the print server yo u have been usin g for your PSERVE R setup and press ENTER. By defa ult this wil l be “M_ xxxxxx ” where “ xxxxxx ” equals t he last s ix digits of the print s erver’s Et hernet ad dress found on the botto m of the device (e.g. “M_091C1A ”). 4. S[...]

Changing the PrintNet Name (NDS and Bindery setups) 99 HTML Meth od 1. Load a W eb brows er on a ne twork stati on that c an commu nicate w ith the print server over TCP/IP. 2. Direct your W eb browser to URL: “ http:// PrintNetIPaddress /adminConf.html ” (e.g. “ http://192.75.11.9/adminConf.html ”). NOTE: If prompte d for a “Use r ID” [...]

Chapter 6 Novell PrintNet Configuration (10/100Bas e-T) 100 Chan ging the PrintNet Frame T ype (NDS and Bindery setups) The Prin tNet allows the user to stor e a partic ular frame t ype for the un it to adhere to in a Nove ll enviro nment. HTML M etho d 1. Load a W eb bro wser on a network station that ca n commu nicate with the p rint serv er ov e[...]

Changing the PrintNet Mode (NDS and B indery setups) 101 Changing the PrintNet Mode (NDS an d Bindery setups) The PrintN et allows the user to s tore a par ticular mo de for the unit to operate i n. This will be eithe r NDS, Bin dery, or a utosense. If autosens e is used, the P rintNet w ill first a ttempt to l ogin to an N DS file s erver and if i[...]

Chapter 6 Novell PrintNet Configuration (10/100Bas e-T) 102 3. At the pr ompt, enter : store pserver novell m ode [ nds | bi ndery | a uto] 4. Reset the u nit to mak e the changes take effe ct. reset Setting t he PrintNet NDS Contex t (NDS se tups) The Prin tNet allows y ou to store t he print ser ver objec t in any co ntext within the NDS tree y o[...]

Setting the PrintNet Preferred NDS Tree (NDS setups) 103 3. At the pro mpt, enter : store pserver novell c ontext cont ext 4. Reset the u nit to mak e the chan ges take effec t. reset Setting the Print Net Preferred NDS T r ee (NDS set ups) The PrintN et suppor ts Novell e nvironment s that hav e multipl e trees. If your env ironment has more than [...]

Chapter 6 Novell Host C onfiguration (10/100Bas e-T) 104 2. You shou ld now see a promp t display ed tha t has the P rintNet’ s IP address followed by a colon then root. ipadd ress :roo t> 3. At the pr ompt, enter : store pserver novell t ree tree 4. Reset the u nit to mak e the changes take effe ct. reset Novell Host Co nfigura tion (10/100Ba[...]

NDS PSER VER Set up (Netwa re 4.x) 105 To create a pr inter/print q ueue in an NDS environme nt using Netwar e Adminis trator print s erver objec ts, you will need to: 1. Login to Ne tWare Ad ministrato r as a user wi th securi ty equal t o “Admin” o n your No vell host. 2. Click with t he right m ouse butt on on a branc h in the tree that you [...]

Chapter 6 Novell Host C onfiguration (10/100Bas e-T) 106 This dest ination a llows for furt her process ing of the p rint job bef ore sending it to the pr inter. If you ar e using m ultiple print se rvers, y ou will h ave to eit her rena me all your de stination s to en sure that no prin ter object n ames con flict or keep all the p rinter obj ects[...]

Bindery PS ERVER Setup (Netwar e 3.x and Netware 4 .x) 107 21. Click on “ Assignmen ts” in the di alogue th at pops up , and then o n the “Add...” but ton. 22. Select th e printer y ou created earlier. 23. Click on “OK ” to assign t his printer to thi s print serve r. 24. Click on “OK” to cl ose the pri nter server s details d ialog[...]

Chapter 6 Novell Host C onfiguration (10/100Bas e-T) 108 “auto” so that both NDS and Binder y logins are possi ble. See “Setti ng the PrintNet NDS Context (NDS setups)” on p age 102 . RPRINTER/ NPRINTER Setup (Netw are 3.x and Netwa re 4.x) This proce dure assoc iates an ex isting PSE RVER with a remote PrintNet acting a s a RPRINTER/ NPRIN[...]

RPRINTER/NPR INTER Se tup (Netware 3.x and Ne tware 4.x) 109 2. Load a W eb brows er on a ne twork stati on that c an commu nicate w ith the print server over TCP/IP. 3. Direct your W eb browser to URL: “ http:// PrintNetIPaddress /networkConf.html ” (e.g., “ http://192.75.11.9/networkC onf.html ”). NOTE: If prompte d for a “Use r ID” a[...]

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting (10/100Base-T) 110 NOTE: If prompt ed for a “Us er ID” and pa ssword fir st, type in “ root ” for the ID and press ENTER at the password p rompt since there’s no password by defa ult . 3. You shou ld now see a promp t disp layed tha t has the P rintNet’ s IP address followed by a colon then root. ipadd ress :ro[...]

PSERVE R Setup 111 • Have you tried repowe ring the Pr intNet? Wait about a minute be fore checki ng to see if it has log ged in and attached to a queu e. • Is the netwo rk connec tor fastened tightly t o the unit? • Is the Pri ntNet already servicing a qu eue on another file serv er? If so, it cannot servic e another file se rver at the same[...]

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting (10/100Base-T) 112 • Try doin g a debug ne st ipx telnet co mmand on th e Print Net (or find the “ IPX Laye r” section o n the Novel l HTML statu s page). Che ck that a boar d has be en bound to the PrintNet, and tha t the network number i s correct fo r your net work. If n ot, you may wa nt to set a specifi c frame [...]

RPRINTER/NPR INTER Setup 113 NOTE: Debug mess ages for th e PSERVE R setup are in the RPRI NTER section here becaus e the PSE RVER set up on the P rintNet shares some code wi th the R PRINTER setu p. • Try a deb ug nest l ogs telnet c ommand (o r find the “ General Messages” section on the Novel l HTML status page). Lo ok for a valid entry fo[...]

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting (10/100Base-T) 114 • Have you tried repo wering the pr inter? Wai t about a m inute before checki ng to see if it has lo gged in and attached to a queue. • Is the netw ork connec tor fast ened tightly to the unit ? • Is the Print Net alread y servic ing a queue on another fil e server? If so, it canno t servi ce anot[...]

Printing Related 115 Only on e RPRINTER c onnection is allowed to servic e a PSERVER .NLM prin ter. • If the PrintNe t has logg ed in to the file se rver but ha s not attache d to the queue, t here may be a permis sion prob lem. Make sure the appropriat e users hav e rights to this que ue (they sh ould be i n the group “eve ryone.”) Also, you[...]

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting (10/100Base-T) 116 • Is the Pr intNet co nfigured as the queue’s “Currentl y Attache d Server” ? If not, ma ke sure yo u have as sociated th e queue an d the printer. S ee “Nove ll Host Confi guration” o n page 79. • Is there a hold on the print job ? If you s elect the jo b from PCON- SOLE’ s CURRENT PRIN [...]

Printing Related 117 Some other things to consider when garbl ed data per sists ar e: • tab expans ion ( xtab ) set on (in a mod el) with gr aphic jobs • the correct drive r for the printer i f printing from wit hin Wind ows For additi onal info rmation on th ese sugg estions or on various Novell printing mechani sms, pleas e refer to y our Net[...]

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119 7 Monitoring Printers Implementing Pr inter Managemen t Printer ma nageme nt includes the followin g tasks: • Monitori ng the sta tus of network printers • Respondin g to alarms • Gatheri ng statis tics on printer op erations The three e lements o f network printer mo nitoring and manageme nt are: • Agent/mana ger model • MIB, the ma [...]

Chapter 7 Implementing Printer Management 120 MIB A MIB is a managem ent in formation base that contains informa tion a device mak es availa ble to SNM P. The M IB descri bes informa tion about actual o bjects to be manage d and cont rolled. There ar e many d ifferent MIBs defi ned. Standards of N etwork Printer MIB s The Prin ter MIB is b ased on [...]

MIB 121 Information P rovided by the MIB The Printe r MIB contai ns the foll owing types o f informa tion about n etwork printer s: Descripti ons. Printer configu ration , locat ion, and contact. Status. C urrent o perating sta tus of pr inters. Alerts. Rep ortable eve nts from pr inters. Genera l Inform ation ab ou t M I Bs For furthe r informati [...]

Chapter 7 Monitoring Tools 122 SNMP SNMP is th e protocol us ed to communic ate between man ager and age nt. Managers request i nformation, u sually throu gh auto mated pollin g at specifi ed inter vals, an d agents r espond. Though used primar ily on TCP / IP networ ks, SNMP ca n be implem ented on oth er protoco ls, for exam ple, IPX. SNMP is a s[...]

Setting the SNMP Community Name 123 Setti ng the SNMP Community Name The defau lt SNMP r ead-onl y commu nity name is “pub lic,” and c annot be change d. Change the S NMP R/W c ommunity name with the comma nd: set us er passw d snmp com_ name save where com_na me is the new SNMP R/ W commu nity name. The defau lt is no R/W commu nity name. NOTE[...]

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125 8 Commands Command Shell Overview The PrintN et com es with an in-depth command shell c alled “ npsh .” It allows you to manipul ate objec ts like des tinations, I/O ports, a nd models and provide s monito ri ng and troubl es hoo tin g capa bili tie s. npsh A ccess Metho ds There a re many ways this c ommand s hell can be acce ssed: • bui[...]

Chapter 8 Command Shell Overview 126 Getting Command Help The Prin tNet comma nd shell prov ides se veral o nline help to ols. Thes e include : “?” Command Typing “ ? ” wh en logged i n to the comm and shell will produce a full listin g of all c ommands a vailable. Comman d Prefixes Typing in the first po rtion of a command will produ ce an[...]

Store Commands 127 Complete Command List This se ction ou tlines th e entire Pr intNet co mmand set includi ng the command s yntax, a description , and in mo st cases , an exam ple for eac h comma nd listed. NOTE: If you see the word “ ifnum ” in any np sh comm ands, you shou ld subst itute a “ 1 ” unl ess told ot herwis e. This “ 1 ” r[...]

Chapter 8 Complete Command List 128 store pserver tcpsocke t TCPpor tnumber port newTC Pportnum ber store pserver tcpsocke t 400 0 port 5 000 Change a pr e-defin ed TCPportnumber on the Pr intNet to a newTCPportnumber . The defaul t number i s 9100 for p rn. store pserver tcpsocke t TCPpor tnumber dest des tination store pserver tcpsocke t 500 0 de[...]

Store Commands 129 store pserver smb work grp newwo rkgroupn ame store pserver smb work grp en g Define a di fferent Wind ows workgr oup as defin ed by newworkgroupname for the PrintNet to be visible within. By default, the print server on ly comes up within t he group cal led “WORKGROUP.” store pserver from def ault Set all ge neral pri nt ser[...]

Chapter 8 Complete Command List 130 store tcpip ifnu m fram etype [[ -]ethern et2] [[-]8 02.2snap ] store tcpip 1 frametyp e eth ernet2 8 02.2snap Control w hich fra me type(s) i s supporte d with the TCP /IP proto col. By default, b oth Eth ernet 2 an d 802.2snap are enabl ed but normal TCP / IP commu nication s rely on Ethernet 2. This setti ng h[...]

Set Commands 131 store tcpip tc p opts [ -]keep alive [- ]disbufm gmt store tcpip tc p opts k eepali ve -disb ufmgmt Controls whether the P rintNet m aintains a c onnectio n with a host when data c annot be a ccepted into its buffer. Norma lly the keepalive feature is enabled so when th e printer can not accep t data, the p rint job conn ection i s[...]

Chapter 8 Complete Command List 132 set d est dest ination name newn ame set d est d1pr n name la ser Change the curren t name of th e destination to a new n ame as indicat ed by newname . This newname must be nine cha racters or less or it will be truncated. The se names are case sen sitive. set d est dest ination bac kchannel prn [prn ] set d est[...]

Set Commands 133 net bios Wi ndows 95 a nd Window s for Wo rkgroups printin g. ftpd Pr inting us ing the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) via TCP/IP. set de st from default Set all de stina tion setti ngs bac k to facto ry defau lts. set de st from stored Set all c urrent des tination set tings to th e values s tored in flash memory. set lo gpath logpa[...]

Chapter 8 Complete Command List 134 email Part icular user ’ s email address. Thi s address is set using th e “ set sysinfo ema il emailname@ IPaddress ” command. syslog A ce ntral T CP/IP hos t running the SYSL OG daemon. Thi s host is s et using the “ set sysinfo syslog IPaddress ” comm and. set l ogpath f rom defau lt Set all l ogpath [...]

Set Commands 135 descramble Automa tic desc rambli ng of pri nt jobs pass ing through wh ich have been scra mbled using Printr onix propr ietary sc ramble Unix util ity, npscramble . xtab Tab exp ansion from 1 to 16 sp aces. set mo del mode l trai ler trai lerstrin g set mo del m7 t railer $ FF Set a trailer stri ng to be sent to the print er at th[...]

Chapter 8 Complete Command List 136 set p rn [-]op ost set p rn -opos t Allow or disallow output pro cessing on the paralle l port suc h as carriage retu rn insertion (i.e., onlcr). set p rn [-]on lcr set p rn -onlc r Enable o r disable c arriage re turn insert ion on the parallel p ort. This may be ne eded fo r Unix text jobs com ing through with [...]

Set Commands 137 set sn mp manag er index ipaddres s trap-c ommun ity The PrintNe t contin uously g enerates traps but unle ss the trap table is filled in , no SNMP manager w ill receive this inf ormation. To s et the PrintNet to send traps to a part icular SN MP manage r, use this command t o add a SNMP mana ger to the tr ap table. index is the id[...]

Chapter 8 Complete Command List 138 set s ysinfo l ogport nu ll|sy slog set s ysinfo l ogport nu ll Define wher e the deb ugging in formation sh ould be s ent to. This can be sent to an outp ut device of f of the Prin tNet I/O por t or to a ce ntral TCP/IP hos t running a SYSLOG daemon. To set this hos t, use the comm and “ set sysinfo syslog hos[...]

Set Commands 139 set ti me hours [ minu tes [ second s ]] set ti me 10 30 Set the cu rrent time noting the hours based on the 24-ho ur system and the minutes and seconds rangin g from 0 t hrough 59. If th e PrintNet i s reset, thi s value wil l be lost so y ou will need to set the tim e again. set us er add|d el usern ame set us er add e ng Add or [...]

Chapter 8 Complete Command List 140 set v ar varia blename v ariables tring set v ar LANDS CAPE 0x1b 0x26 0x6c 0x 31 0x4f set v ar FINIS H $FF $PC L-RST Define a ne w variable to be used in header , trailer, or switch strings on the PrintNet and ca ll it variablenam e . var iable stri ng can be a space- separated l ist of words , hexade cimal numbe[...]

List Commands 141 list d iff List the d ifferences between the current s ettings and th e stored settings in flash memory. Norma lly, you wa nt these valu es to matc h so issu e a “ save ” com mand foll owed by a “ reset .” list i fc List the current UTP interface settings (e.g ., link integrity ). list k ey List the l icense deta ils and l[...]

Chapter 8 Complete Command List 142 list tim e List the current ti me on the P rintNet. list use r List the current us er defin itions (e.g., us er name s and typ es). list var List al l pre-d efined va riables i ncludi ng any ne wly create d ones. A ny of these defin ed variables can be referenced in a str ing by placin g a “ $ ” before th e v[...]

Debug Commands 143 debug nes t logs View mis cellane ous Novell log mess ages. debug nes t odi Determine what fram e type is bon ded to whic h board number under Novell. debug nes t pserver View the No vell PS ERVER log mess ages in cluding queues att ached to. debug nes t rprinter View the No vell PS ERVER an d RPRINTER lo g messag es and destinat[...]

Chapter 8 Complete Command List 144 Miscellaneo us Com mands These com mands do not fall under any spec ific se ction of the c ommand shell b ut they are u sed quite frequentl y. save [de fault] Save the curren t settings to flash me mory so the y are availa ble after power cy cles. Sy sinfo, desti nation, mo del, logp ath, variabl e, user , and I/[...]

Miscellaneous C ommands 145 start fox |tts|loo pb prn start fox prn Begin a de bugging te st on one of the I/O p orts on the P rintNet. The tests av ailable a re: fox A con tinuous s tream of tex t sent to th e attached printer. This is a g ood test for t roubleshoo ting hardware as long as the attach ed printer sup ports text output . tts A con ti[...]

Chapter 8 Complete Command List 146 NOTE: To use a ho st or IP name instead of the addr ess, you m ust have set the DNS server on the Print Net. Use the comma nd “ set sysin fo dns... ” to do thi s. telne t host IPaddres s [ escap echaract er ] telne t 192.75 .11.35 Start a Te lnet ses sion with ano ther TCP/IP ho st speci fied by hostIPaddress[...]

147 9 Extra Featur es PrintNet Security There a re TCP acces s list s availabl e to rest rict hos t connectio ns wit h the device. Users an d Passwords The PrintN et suppor ts two user types: root Access to everythin g within th e print server includi ng all confi gurable settings . gue st Ability to list s ettings only. Passwords can be set for e [...]

Chapter 9 PrintNet S ecurity 148 Exampl e: set u ser pass wd root you r_passwor d_for_ro ot save 2. Direct y our Web br owser t o URL “ http:// PrintNetIPaddress /adminConf.html ” (e.g., “ http://192.75.11.9/adminConf.html ”). NOTE: If prompted for a “User ID” an d password fi rst, type in “ root ” for the user ID and press ENTER at[...]

TCP Access Lists 149 TCP Acce ss Lists Within TCP /IP environme nts, the Pri ntNet can res trict host access to destinati ons/queue s and remote command (i.e., rsh , rcmd, rem sh and telnet) ex ecution service s. This i s done us ing an ac cess lis t simil ar in function t o the Unix .rhosts file. To view the current ac cess lis t on the prin t ser[...]

Chapter 9 Printer Monitoring and Logging 150 Exampl e: store tcpip t cp access add 192.75.1 1.25 store tcpip t cp access add 192.75.1 2.0 store tcpip t cp access del 192.75.1 1.25 reset NOTE: Although the maximu m number of ent ries in the a ccess list is 10, each en try can r efer to a network rather th an a sp ecific ho st. This allow s all host [...]

Printer Logging Through Logpaths 151 Printer Logg ing Th rough Lo gpaths In the PrintNe t produc t manual, d estinati ons are des cribed as logical queues wi th associa ted models and logpaths . Models determine i f any extra proc essing is needed wi th the print j obs passi ng through an d logpaths determine whe ther any logging is needed for each[...]

Chapter 9 Printer Monitoring and Logging 152 To view the current l ogpath se ttings on the print se rver: 1. Load a W eb bro wser on a network station that ca n commu nicate with the print ser ver over TCP/IP or using Telnet ( e.g., Teln et “ipaddress ”). The comma nd to view the logpath settings i s: NOTE: If prompted for a “User ID” an d [...]

Procedure 153 Download ing Software Emulat ion and op erating sy stem sof tware m ust be lo aded into f lash memory on the c ontroller board. Thi s softw are is s tored as a compr essed file on a 3 .5 inch, d ouble-dens ity floppy diskette . The software c an be downloaded from the h ost computer to the prin ter’s flas h memory u sing PrintNet. P[...]

Chapter 9 Downloading Sof tware 154 8. Get the na me of the c ompressed file on th e diskette b y listing the contents of the dis kette; at th e DOS prom pt type: DIR <Return> The compres sed file on the disk ette takes the form FILENAME.EXE 9. Copy the c ompresse d file to th e “download” directory you create d in step 5; at the DOS p ro[...]

Procedure 155 14. Once logged in , type the following se quence at the DOS pro mpt to download th e FILENAME.PRG file to the printer: cd dest <Re turn> cd d1prn <Re turn> bin <Return> put FILENAME.PRG <Retur n> (wh ere FILENAME.PRG is the na me of the fi le decom pressed i n step 11.) 15. As the fil e downloa ds, the FTP p r[...]

Chapter 9 PrintNet Naming Schemes 156 PrintNet Naming Schemes Figure 16. PrintNet Default Names I/O PORT DESTINATION MODEL LOGPATH d1prn d4prn d3prn d2prn m1 m2 m3 m4 l1 l2 l3 l4 PRN[...]

157 10 Glossary ARP Address Reso lut ion Prot oc ol. Ass oc iate s a selected IP addre ss with a ne twork devic e Ethernet add re ss . bps Bits per sec ond. Centronics Pa rallel port inte r face s tand ard fo und on most printer s. daemon A contin uously run ning proce ss that handl es system-wi de functi ons like pri nt spooli ng. default router L[...]

Chapter 10 158 Factory Settings S2 jumpe r position stating a ll factory def ault settings ar e to be us ed while the P rintNet i s up and runn ing. Firmware Panic Unrecoverab le errors detec ted by the Pri ntNet firmware force the Print Se rver into Firmwa re Panic m ode. Ma nually res et the Pr intNet to resume operation. Flash Stores firmware c [...]

159 logpath Determines type of pr int job an d printer log ging needed per job. On e logpath is associ ated with every d estinati on. LPD /LP R Line Printer Daemon. The mo st common TCP/IP remote pr inting p rotocol that cross es all hardware uti lizing IP. MIB Managemen t Informati on Base. A set of variables (database) managed by an SNM P manager[...]

Chapter 10 160 protocol A set of rul es or conven tion s gove rning t he exchang e of infor mation be tween comp uter systems, or between a printe r and a host computer . For comput er printer s, a protoc ol is the co ding conve ntion use d to conv ey and pr int data. A pr inter pro tocol incl udes codes for printin g text and graphic s, as wel l a[...]

161 subnet mask A binary v alue use d to divide IP networks into smaller sub-ne tworks or su bnets. This mas k is used to help de termine whet her IP packets ne ed to be forwarded o n to other su bnets. TCP/IP Transm ission Control Protoco l/Internet Pr otocol. Suite of p rotocols th at act as the base pro tocol for the Internet. TCP port A logic a[...]

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163 Index Symbols ? Command, 126 A Access Lists TCP, 1 4 9 Access Metho ds npsh, 125 AIX Printi ng, 67 architec ture, 13 C Changing PrintNet name, 78 Command ?, 126 complete li st, 127 getting hel p, 126 Command Pr efixes, 12 6 Command Sh ell, 125 ways to access, 25 Commands debug, 142 list, 140 miscell an eou s, 1 44 npsh, 125 set, 13 1 st ore, 1 [...]

Index 164 F Fea tures list of, 1 3 formfeeds, 71 FTP Printi ng, 67 G Gate way Ad dres s control panel co nfigurati on, 23 Getting He lp Comm and, 126 Guest, 14 7 H Home Page PrintNet, 26 Host Configuration Novell, 79 Unix, 65 Host Setup Windows 3.1, 48 Host vs Manu al, 65 HTML menu str ucture, 26 overview, 2 5 I Indicator s 10/100Bas e-T, 18 10Base[...]

Index 165 Network connecto rs, 21 HTML form, 3 3 Novell environ ments, 76 Host Config uration, 79 NetWare 3 .x config uration, 79 NetWare V ersion 3.x , 81 NetWare V ersion 4.x , 83, 86 PrintNet config uration, 77 Novell 4.x troubleshoo ting, 89 NPRINTER overvi ew, 7 9 npsh main com mands, 125 npsh Acces s Method s, 125 npsh.exe , 84 O onlcr, 7 1 P[...]

Index 166 S Security PrintNet, 147 Self Test 10/100Bas e-T, 18 10Base2 a nd 10Bas e-T, 15 Set Comman ds, 131 Settin g a Passw ord, 1 47 Shell comma nd, 125 SNMP , 122 Software downloadi ng, 1 53 Store Com mands, 127 Subnet Mas k control panel co nfigurati on, 23 T TCP Ac cess Lis ts, 149 TCP/ IP Access P roble m Unix, 72 Windows, 52 Troubles hootin[...]

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