Netware 4.X, 5.X (Nds) Troubleshooting T6 - Xerox WorkCentre M24 System Administrator Manual

NetWare 4.x, 5.x (NDS) Troubleshooting
NetWare 4.x, 5.x (NDS) Troubleshooting
Use the following check list to troubleshoot your network communication problem.
Check Physical Media and Network Interface Cards
1.
Verify that the Printer is powered ON.
2.
Verify that the Printer and Workstation are using the correct cabling to communicate over the network.
Use category 3 UTP patch (NOT crossover) cable for 10 Base T communications, category 5 UTP
patch (NOT crossover) cable for 10 Base T / 100 Base TX communications, and Token Ring cabling for
Token Ring networks.
3.
Verify that the cable at both the Printer and Workstation is fully plugged into the Network Interface Card
(NIC). Check the link light, which is typically a green LED, to make sure that it is lit. Typically, but not
always, a second light on the Network Interface Card will be intermittently flashing, indicating the
presence of network traffic. If neither of these lights is lit, there is a problem with the NIC.
Print a Settings List at the Printer and perform these tasks:
1.
Under the Ethernet data label on the Report, verify that your communications speed is correctly set for
your network and that you have a MAC address listed. The driver for your NIC works at the Media
Access Control (MAC) layer of the protocol stack. If no MAC address is shown, you have either a bad
NIC or no NIC at all. Replace or install the Network Interface Card.
2.
Under the Internet Services data label, verify that this feature is Enabled. If it is NOT, enable it
following the instructions supplied under the Network Connectivity Tab of this guide.
3.
Under the NetWare data label, verify that NetWare (and its IPX/SPX protocol) is Enabled. If it is NOT,
enable NetWare following the instructions supplied in the Novell NetWare 4.x, 5.x (NDS) Networks
procedure in the NOS selection menu, accessed through the Network Connectivity Tab of this guide.
4.
Under the NetWare data label, if a Mode is shown make sure that it is set to Directory (NDS). Set the
Mode to Directory (NDS) following the instructions supplied in the Configure NetWare Settings
procedure in the Internet Services section of this guide.
5.
Under the NetWare data label, verify that you have Tree and Context names displayed. If these names
are not shown, you are NOT properly set up for NDS communications. Provide the Printer with the
name of the Directory Tree and Context (typeful name for the Printer in the NDS environment) following
the instructions supplied in the Configure NetWare Settings procedure in the Internet Services section
of this guide.
6.
Under the NetWare data label, notice the Print Server name that is displayed. Use this name to create
the Print Server on the NetWare Server. Log in passwords may also be set following the instructions
supplied in the Configure NetWare Settings procedure in the Internet Services section of this guide.
7.
Under the NetWare data label, determine if the IPX Frame Type is set for Auto sensing (the factory
default). Other selections include Ethernet II (used when running TCP/IP on your network), Ethernet
802.3 (used for NetWare versions up to 3.11), Ethernet 802.2 (the default for NetWare 3.12 and later),
and Ethernet SNAP (used on networks running TCP/IP and/or AppleTalk). If the Frame Type is not set
to Auto sensing, or to the specific frame type used by the Primary Server, configure the Printer with the
correct Frame Type following the instructions supplied in the Configure NetWare Settings procedure
in the Internet Services section of this guide.
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