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CHAPTER 9: Troubleshooting
8. Click on the R button to reset the print server.
Notes on NDPS Printing
NDPS (Novell Distributed Print Services) uses a completely different approach to
printing. Central to NDPS printing is the Printer Agent. A Printer Agent represents
a physical printer. Printers and Printer Agents are in a 1:1 relationship.
Printer Agents can be embedded in a printer or run on a server. Ethernet to
Twinax/Coax Print Servers utilize server-based Printer Agents.
Server-based Printer Agents run under the NDPS Manager. If not already running,
the NDPS Manager will be automatically loaded when a Printer Agent is created
through NetWare Administrator. Alternately, it can be loaded from the server
console. There appears to be no limit to how many Printer Agents an NDPS
Manager supports.
NDPS Gateways are software programs that handle the communication between
NDPS Printer Agents and non-NDPS-aware printers (such as printers attached
through an Ethernet to Twinax/Coax Print Server).
The Broker provides network services used by NDPS and must be loaded prior to
any NDPS printer configuration.
Under NDPS, printers can be configured as public-access or controlled-access
printers. Public-access printers are not associated with an NDS object and are
available to anyone who is running the NetWare 5 client. Controlled-access
printers are associated with an NDS object. They can be managed through NDS
and access to them can be restricted.
For more details, please refer to Table 9-1.