Netbios Configuration (Netbeui/Tcp/Ip); Introduction - Brother NC-series User Manual

CHAPTER 5
NetBIOS CONFIGURATION (NetBEUI and
TCP/IP)

Introduction

Your Brother print server supports SMB (Server Message Block) over
NetBEUI and also supports SMB over the TCP/IP protocol via the
NetBIOS interface. This allows direct printing on Microsoft-compatible
networks. Because our print server supports the SMB protocol over
NetBEUI and TCP/IP, our print server will appear in your network
neighborhood irrespective of if you are using the NetBEUI or TCP/IP
protocols.
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 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 and Windows NT4.0 systems may receive
"Printer is busy" error messages when more that one person attempts to
access the print. In this instance Brother have developed 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.
Note
The SMB over TCP/IP protocol was added to Brother print servers that
have software version 3.59 or later. Previous versions of our print servers
only supported SMB over NetBEUI. If you wish to upgrade your older
Brother print servers, please visit the Brother web site and download the
latest version. You MUST download version 3.59 or later for the
appropriate print server.
Because software versions prior to 3.59 supported the SMB protocol over
NetBEUI AND DID NOT SUPPORT THE SMB PROTOCOL OVER
TCP/IP our previous documentation and software referred to the
NetBEUI protocol. Theretofore we used the name "NetBEUI" instead of
"NetBIOS" , i.e. NetBEUI configuration, NetBEUI port monitor, etc...
If you are using SMB over NetBEUI, all workstations must be on the
same network segment due to the limitations of the NetBEUI protocol.
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