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CHAPTER 7 NETBIOS PEER-TO-PEER PRINTING

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Print / Fax Server Configuration

In order for this function to work, you must correctly change the DOMAIN name

or WORKGROUP name to match that of your network. Once this is done, the

Print / Fax server will appear automatically in your network neighborhood and

you will be able to send print documents to it without having to install additional

software. However, in some instances you may find that your Windows

95/98/Me and Windows

4.0/2000 systems may receive "Printer is busy"

error messages when more that one person attempts to access the MFC. In this

instance Brother has provided the "Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor" software

which allows users to continue spooling print jobs while the printer is busy, down

or out of paper. The port monitor will hold the jobs until the printer is again

available.

When you install Windows

95/98/Me you are asked which workgroup you

belong to, the default workgroup name for Windows

95/98/Me is

"WORKGROUP", however you could change this to anything you want. With

Windows

, Microsoft introduced the concept of "Domains". A domain

offers centralized security management where as a workgroup offers distributed

security management. The Print / Fax server does not care if your network

consists of a Workgroup or a Domain, the only thing you must tell it is the name

of the workgroup or domain. The Brother Print / Fax server automatically has a

default workgroup/domain name of "WORKGROUP". If you need to change

name, you can configure the Brother Print / Fax server to recognize this. There

are four ways of doing this (If you are unsure about the name of your workgroup

or domain, look in the identification tab in your network applet).

• Use BRAdmin (this utility can use the TCP/IP protocol or Netware IPX

protocol - no file server necessary).

• Use a Web browser, (the Print / Fax server must have a valid IP address and

your computer must also have a valid IP address); you can configure the IP

address by using BRAdmin.

• TELNET, again your computer and printer must have a valid IP address.

• Use BRCONFIG for DOS (this utility requires a Netware file server and the

IPX protocol).

Because of the way that Microsoft networks work, the Print / Fax server may

take several minutes to appear in the network neighborhood. You will also find

that the Print / Fax server may take several minutes to disappear from the

network neighborhood even if the printer is switched off. This is a feature of

Microsoft workgroup and domain based networks.