DEClaser 5100 Printer Ethernet Card User’s Guide Addendum Part Number: EK-DL5NW-AD.
March 1995 Digital Equipment Corporation makes no representations that the use of its products in the manner described in this publication will not infringe on existing or future patent rights, nor do the descriptions contained in this publication imply the granting of licenses to make, use, or sell equipment or software in accordance with the description.
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About This Addendum This addendum provides additional and corrected information for the DEClaser 5000 Series Ethernet Card User's Guide (Part Number: EK-DL51C-UG. A01). Digital recommends that you keep this addendum together with the documentation that comes with your DEClaser 5100 printer and its options. This addendum provides information on the following: • Corrections and additional information for the Ethernet Card User’s Guide • Documentation for new features of the NIC firmware Version 3.
Corrections Documentation Errata This section contains notes on the DEClaser 5000 Series Ethernet Card User's Guide. The following information should have been included in the User’s Guide. In section Include the following information: Section 1.3 The PSPrinter program is on the diskettes that come with the printer, not with the NIC. Page 2-5 The wrist strap shown in Step 3 is optional. To discharge static electricity during an operation, touch a metal part of the printer.
In section: Correct the following information Section 4.3.2 The NPmanage utility provides the ability to change the printer name used by the EtherTalk protocol. The change does not effect the name used by LocalTalk, if you are using both. The default name is DEClaser 5100. If you have more than one printer, Digital recommends that you change the name to something of your own choice rather than relying on the NIC to make the names unique.
New Information Additional Information This section provides more information on some of the features and functions described in the Ethernet Card User’s Guide. In this section Add the following information: Section 1.3 The diskette labeled “Novell NPmanage Program” contains the Windows NT driver needed when you use this product with Intel PCs running Windows NT 3.5 Intel (build 807).
In this section Add the following information: Section 3.3 and Section 4.3.1 Use the NPmanage utility’s Reset function to perform the same procedure as occurs when you turn the printer off and on again. The NIC disconnects from the printer, runs its start-up procedure and then reconnects to the printer. If you attempt other NPmanage functions before the procedure is finished, you may get a message that the utility is unable to communicate with the NIC.
The Cold Reset Procedure The Cold Reset function is a procedure that performs the following actions: • Sets both the printer’s and the NIC’s settings to their factory default values by clearing their non-volatile RAM (NVRAM). This action also clears any NIC information set by a user, such as the AppleTalk name and zone, the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address, and the NetWare print server name. • Switches the NIC’s default state to the alternate set of protocols.
Moving a Printer If the move is to a different location on the same portion of the network, just power off the printer, disconnect it from the network, move it to its new location, and reconnect it to the network. If the move is to a different IP address, IP subnet, or AppleTalk zone, Digital recommends that you reset the NIC to its factory default state so that it searches for a new IP address. You then need to configure the NIC for its new location.
Frame Types In the NetWare Environment The NetWare V3.x file servers use the Novell IEEE 802.3 frame type by default. In a NetWare environment, the NIC first checks for this frame type. If the NIC finds a frame of this type, it uses that frame type for its NetWare communication. If the NIC does not detect a Novell IEEE 802.3 frame type, it looks for other frame types in the following order: 1. Ethernet_II 2. IEEE 802.2 SNAP on 802.3 3. IEEE 802.
Review of Resetting Operations Both the printer documentation and the NIC documentation describe several operations that include a reset procedure. The following table summarizes these operations and their effects on the NIC and on the printer.
Replacement Documentation This section provides information that you substitute for the existing documentation in the Ethernet Card User’s Guide. The following table summarizes the changes. Section 3.1.8 This section has been expanded to describe the NIC’s search pattern. Page 2-10 and Section 7.2 In Step 8, the appearance of the NIC Status page has changed. This section describes how to read the new NIC Status page.
Section 3.1.8: NetWare File Servers in a WAN How the NIC Searches for File Servers When you turn on the printer, the NIC checks all file servers within a 4-hop area to determine if the NIC is identified as the file server’s print server device. The file servers must have an assigned print queue and printer identified. If there are no file servers on which the NIC is listed as a print server device within a 4hop area, the NIC continues the search on the entire network.
Section 7.2: NIC Status Page If the NIC Status page has not been disabled, it prints after the printer is turned on. However, when NetWare is enabled, the NIC Status page is delayed until the NIC attaches to the primary file server or exceeds the 4-hop limit. This section explains how to read the NIC Status Page. The following example of a NIC Status page shows the information as it appears for a NIC with all protocols enabled.
The NIC Status page is divided into two sections. The top section is static; it shows how the NIC has been configured. The bottom section is dynamic; it is a snapshot of the NIC's status at the time the page is generated. The order of the protocols is Novell (NetWare), AppleTalk, TCP/IP, and LAT. Ê Version number: Version of the NIC firmware. Ë Connector: The default is Thinnet, that is, the NIC uses the ThinWire port. If you need 10BaseT, perform the procedure described on Page 2-6 of the User’s Guide.
If a protocol is disabled, the bottom section of the NIC status page lists the protocol followed by the word inactive. If a protocol is enabled, the report includes additional items. If the NetWare protocol is enabled but listed as inactive, it can mean that the protocol has been configured improperly, or the NIC has not yet connected to a file server.
Chapter 5: TCP/IP Configuration Table of Contents 5.1 Loading the Software 5-2 5.2 Configuring the IP Address 5-2 5.2.1 Using bootp 5-3 5.2.2 Using rarp 5-5 5.2.3 Using ping 5-6 5.3 Choosing the Type of Installation 5-7 5.4 Completing the Installation 5-7 5.4.1 DEC ULTRIX and OSF/1 5-8 5.4.2 Solaris Version 1.1.3 5-10 5.4.3 Solaris Version 2.1 and SVR4 5-11 5.4.4 HP-UX 5-12 5.4.5 AIX RISC System/6000 5-13 5.4.6 SCO UNIX 5-15 5.5 Running NSCONFIG 5-16 5.
TCP/IP Configuration 5. TCP/IP Configuration If you will be printing from a UNIX system, use this section to configure the network interface card for use with TCP/IP. After the NIC is configured, it provides standard UNIX printing services so you can use the same filters and commands that you use now. The NIC contains installation software for the following platforms: • DEC ULTRIX RISC 4.3 and 4.4 • DEC OSF/1 2.0 and 3.0 • Solaris 1.1.3 (SunOS 4.1.3) and 2.3 (SunOS 5.3) • HP-UX Series 700 and 800 9.
TCP/IP Configuration 5.1 Loading the Software 1. Log in as superuser to the system that spools directly to the NIC. 2. Insert the NIC's diskette for TCP/IP in the host drive. 3. Go to or create the directory in which you want to install the software. __________________________ Note _____________________________ If you already have a NIC printer at your site and you are now installing another one, verify that the previous installer deleted the files in the installation directory (not /usr/nic).
TCP/IP Configuration 5.2.1 Using bootp The bootp daemon is a native TCP/IP option for configuring the IP address of a diskless network device. To store the IP address, use the following procedure: 1. Turn off the DEClaser 5100 printer. 2. Log in as superuser on a host on the same subnet as the NIC.
TCP/IP Configuration 8. Wait until the printer powers up and finishes initializing to allow enough time for the IP address to become known and to be saved in non-volatile memory. After the printer has powered up fully, turn the printer off. 9. Turn the printer back on again and send a ping command to verify that the NIC obtained its IP address. For example: ping 192.9.200.200 If the NIC has the address, the result is a confirmation message: 192.9.200.200 is alive 10.
TCP/IP Configuration 5.2.2 Using rarp The Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (rarp) allows network devices to query a server for their IP addresses on startup. To store the IP address, use the following procedure: 1. Turn off the DEClaser 5100 printer. 2. Log in as superuser on the rarpd server.
TCP/IP Configuration 5.2.3 Using ping Use the following procedure to enter the IP Address: 1. Turn off the DEClaser 5100 printer. 2. Log in as superuser on a host on the same subnet as the NIC. However, if the server resides on another subnet, complete this procedure to store the IP address in the NIC, reconnect the NIC anywhere on the network, and then use the nsconfig utility to change the IP address. See Section 5.5 for instructions on using nsconfig. 3.
TCP/IP Configuration 5.3 Choosing the Type of Installation For most operating systems, you have the option of using host-resident printing or NICresident printing which uses the line printer daemon. Choose a method that is appropriate for your site, based on the following differences: • The host-resident method can report the status of the print queue; the NIC-resident method does not.
TCP/IP Configuration 5.4.1 DEC ULTRIX and DEC OSF/1 These systems can use host-resident or NIC-resident installation. NIC-Resident Installation The lpdinst command creates the /usr/nic directory and copies some files. You then run the lprsetup utility to make changes to the contents of the /etc/printcap file. 1. Enter the following command: lprsetup 2. Select add and press Enter. 3. Enter a name for your printer and press Enter. 4. Press Enter at the prompt to see a list of supported printers. 5.
TCP/IP Configuration Go to Section 5.5 for instructions on running the nsconfig utility. Host-Resident Installation The nicinst command creates the /usr/nic directory and copies some files. It then starts a script that prompts you for information. Your responses change the contents of the /etc/printcap file. 1. At the prompt, enter the IP node name of the NIC and press Enter. 2. Enter a name for your printer and press Enter.
TCP/IP Configuration 5.4.2 Solaris 1.1.3 (SunOS 4.1.3) The lpdinst command creates the /usr/nic directory and copies some files. You then edit the /etc/printcap file to include the printer and its spooler directory. The printcap entry causes the file to be printed on the printer that contains the NIC. 1. Edit the /etc/printcap file and locate the entry for your printer at the end of the file. 2. Add the capability codes for remote host and remote printer, rm and rp, respectively.
TCP/IP Configuration 5.4.3 Solaris 2.3 (SunOS 5.3) and SVR4 The nicinst command creates the /usr/nic directory, copies some files, and starts a command procedure. When it is completed, make the information available to the lp utility by editing an interface program, usually a shell script. The default interface file is called standard, but you can use an interface file customized for a particular type of printer. 1. Make a copy of the interface file in the directory /usr/nic for PORT1.
TCP/IP Configuration 5.4.4 HP-UX The nicinst command creates the /usr/nic directory and copies some files. It then starts a script that prompts you for information. After you complete the script, you add the information to the lp utility. 1. Use the kill command to stop the scheduler process. 2. Enter the following commands: lpadmin -p printer_name -v/dev/nic/printer_name -mlaserjet enable printer_name accept printer_name where printer_name is the name specified during the nicinst procedure.
TCP/IP Configuration 5.4.5 AIX RISC System/6000 This operating systems can use either host-resident or NIC-resident installation. The AIX operating system uses the qdaemon program and configuration information stored in the /usr/lpd/qconfig file to handle printing services. The configuration information includes entries for each virtual printer and physical device known to the system. You configure the NIC in a similar manner to configuring a local printer.
TCP/IP Configuration Host-Resident Installation The nicinst command creates the /usr/nic directory and copies some files. It then starts a script that prompts you for information. Your responses change the contents of the /etc/qconfig file. 1. Shut down qdaemon using the command: stopsrc -s qdaemon 2. Invoke SMIT with the following command: smit spooler 3. Select Manage Local Printer Subsystem from the menu. 4. Select Virtual Printers from the menu. 5. Select Add a Virtual Printer from the menu.
TCP/IP Configuration 5.4.6 SCO UNIX The nicinst command creates the /usr/nic directory and copies some files. It then starts a script that prompts you for information. After you complete the script, you add the information to the lp utility. Enter the following commands: lpadmin -P printer_name -v /dev/nic/printer_name enable printer_name accept printer_name where printer_name is the name specified during the nicinst procedure. You can also use the other options for the lpadmin command.
TCP/IP Configuration 5.5 Running NSCONFIG The nsconfig utility sends the nicprint.conf file to the NIC to define or update the information stored in the card's NVRAM. Use the following procedure to run nsconfig: 1. Change the current directory to /usr/nic. 2. Copy the original nicprint.conf file to a safe location for future use. A sample file is shown in this section. Because this file is used by several different Digital products, not every parameter is relevant to the NIC.
TCP/IP Configuration ########################################################################### ### ### ### NICPRINT.CONF : ### ### ### ### This file contains the configurable parameters to be used when ### ### initiating a communication with the N.I.C. ### ### This file can be altered manually. Remember to leave a tab ### ### between the description and the parameter.
TCP/IP Configuration Parameter Description Internet-Address The TCP/IP address for the NIC Netmask The packet class on the network Forwarding Reference only. Do not change. Set to N Base-Port-Number Reference only. Do not change. Set to 1000 Keepalive Reference only. Do not change. Set to Y. Max-Transmission-Unit Reference only. Do not change. Set to 1500. Broadcast Reference only. Do not change. Set to 0 SNMP-System-Description Reference only. Do not change.
TCP/IP Configuration 5.6 After the Configuration Go to the directory from which you ran the nicinst or lpdinst procedure and delete the NIC files. If you do not, these files might interfere with the configuration of any subsequent NIC that you install. Whenever you make changes to the configuration information, run the nsconfig utility and then turn the printer off and on again. If you have more than one NIC printer in your network, edit the nicprint.
TCP/IP Configuration Message: "Reading in Trailers from configuration file. Ensure that the parameter is one of the following: Y or y or N or n." An invalid Trailers parameter was supplied. Supply the correct value in nicprint.conf. Message: “Reading in Base Port Number from configuration file. Ensure that the parameter contains only numerical [0-9] values in its entry.” An invalid Base Port Number parameter was supplied. Supply the correct Base Port Number for nicprint.conf.
TCP/IP Configuration Message “Can't connect with the server.” This error message has two possible causes: • The NIC's IP address has changed but the entry in the arp cache has not been updated. Delete the entry in the arp cache and then run nsconfig. • A connection was aborted without closing the channel. When you start a new session, you get this message because the channel is still busy. Turn the printer off and then on again to deallocate the channel.
