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Verifying the Printer and Host Connections
Novell NetWare verification
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Phaser 480 Color Printer
NetWare is an shell program running above DOS. Generally, in a Novell
network a file server, which looks and acts much like a PC station, maintains
queues for the print files created and sent for printing from other workstations
on the network. The Phaser 480, in turn, finds all file servers with Phaser 480
queues and extracts the print files from them. You must determine if a station
can send a print file to the file server.
As outlined in the Section 2 topic "Configuring a Novell server for the printer"
on page 2-31, the file server and printer are configured during the printer
installation using software such as Advanced Configuration Tool (ACT) or
PCONSOLE. The file server is given a name and configured with queues for the
printer.
Send a print file to the printer.
1.
Log into a file server from a NetWare workstation.
2.
Type:
CAPTURE NB NT NFF Q=<queue name> L=1
where <queue name> is the name established by the network
administrator of a queue the printer is to service, such as
SUB-DYE. L=1 specifies port LPT1
3.
Use any text editor to create the following two-line, text-only print file.
%!
showpage
4.
Then copy the print file to LPT1 using the syntax:
copy <file.nam> LPT1:
where <file.nam> is the name of the print file.
The printer should load and then eject a blank sheet of paper.
If the print file does not print, verify that the printer has been set-up to
service the queue. Also verify that the password set for the printer (if
one was set by the administrator), is the same used for the print server.
Ensure that the Ethernet frame type the printer is using is the
supported by the file server. Finally, make sure that the correct
language is being used by the printer to interpret the incoming print
file. This is indicated on the printer's configuration page. For
additional information, refer to the Troubleshooting section of the
Network Utilities for Phaser Printers User Manual.
5.
Once you are able to send a print file to the printer, launch an
application on one of the Novell networked workstations and print to
the printer's queue.
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