Network Interface Card User's Manual

Chapter 7 Novell NIC Configuration (10/100Base-T)
172
Novell NIC Configuration (10/100Base-T)
ADAPTER,
WLAN
ADAPTER
There are no mandatory Novell settings needed before the print
server can be detected on the network. However, there can be
some mandatory settings needed before a Novell print queue can
be serviced by the NIC. These mandatory settings are covered
separately for Netware 3.
x , 4. x and 5. x under the Host
Configuration heading.
The print server setup in a Novell environment is much simpler than
that required in a TCP/IP one. No addresses, masks, or router
entries are necessary and, in most cases, the NIC can simply be
connected to the network, turned on, and then configured for
printing from a Novell station through PCONSOLE or Netware
Administrator.
However, there are some optional parameters you may wish to
change, such as the preferred file server(s), print server password,
polling time, frame type, print server name, NDS context, and NDS
preferred tree. The following sections describe these optional
parameters.
Preferred File Server (NDS and Bindery Setups)
In a bindery setup, the preferred file server specifies the file server
on which the print server object was created. In an NDS setup, it
specifies a file server on which the print server object resides.
Since NDS is distributed, most administrators will not know which
file server(s) the print server object is actually stored on, so in most
NDS environments this option is not used. This feature is useful in a
large Novell network, so that the NIC does not ignore important file
servers. If you are setting up the NIC to work with a Bindery file
server, it is a good idea to set a preferred server on the NIC.
To view which file servers the NIC does acknowledge at a given
time, use the
debug nest fserver command. For more
information, see “Complete Command List” on page 307.