5525B/31/32 Line Matrix Printer User's Manual

RPRINTER Setup (Pre-NetWare 4)
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RPRINTER Setup (Pre-NetWare 4)
This procedure associates an existing PSERVER with a remote Internal
Ethernet Adapter acting as an RPRINTER in a pre-NetWare 4
environment. It is the PSERVER’s responsibility to get jobs from the
queue and to pass them off to the Internal Ethernet Adapter acting as
the remote printer. Unlike a PSERVER set-up, the Internal Ethernet
Adapter does not deal directly with the queues.
NOTE: As an RPRINTER, the Print Server does not use a login ID. In
addition, a non-Internal Ethernet Adapter (e.g.
PSERVER.NLM) must be running for RPRINTER to operate.
An RPRINTER set up requires the use of a configuration file. This file is
required to tell the Internal Ethernet Adapter to act as an RPRINTER
upon boot up since RPRINTER settings do not hold their effect through
a power cycle. Once the unit boots up, the Internal Ethernet Adapter
contacts file servers it knows and on each Print Server looks for the file
SYS:\LOGIN\M_
xxxxxx \CONFIG where xxxxxx equals the last six
digits (in hexadecimal) of the Ethernet address as found at the bottom
of the unit. If it finds this file, it reads in each entry as if it were an npsh
command entered right on the unit.
NOTE: To ensure that the Internal Ethernet Adapter contacts the file
server that contains the CONFIG file, set up the appropriate file
server as a preferred file server.
24. Reboot the Print Server by unplugging
and plugging it back in.
Unit will boot up and see the new
queue that it has to service. This may
take a minute.
25. Check CURRENTLY ATTACHED
SERVERS once you have gone into
view the appropriate queue.
You should see the Print Server’s name
displayed (e.g. M_000BF5).
26. Press <Escape> until you have exited
PCONSOLE.
The configuration is complete.
Table 11. PSERVER Setup (Pre-NetWare 4) (continued)
Step Action Result of Action