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Setting up IPX (Novell) printing
Setting up IPX (Novell) printing
IPX, Novell’s Internetwork Packet Exchange protocol, runs on networks that
include a Novell NetWare server. The server, typically a dedicated PC, is usually
configured to control workstation access to shared resources.
Colorwriters with the PCK option installed support simultaneous connections
with up to 3 different NetWare servers. In addition to other services, NetWare
servers can provide spooling, queue management, and print services to computers
(including Macintosh, DOS, UNIX, and OpenVMS) whose operating software is
compatible with the IPX protocols.
This section describes network setup for the IPX (Novell) network.
IPX printing to the Colorwriter
NetWare file servers support the creation of print queues, storage areas for print
jobs. When a user on a network workstation prints a job, the job is sent to a print
queue on the NetWare server. The job is spooled to the NetWare file server disk,
freeing up the workstation.
When the Colorwriter is connected to a NetWare print server, that is defined on
the NetWare file server, the Colorwriter polls the print server queues for jobs and
transmits them over the network for processing and printing by the Colorwriter.
Colorwriters with the 32MB and 48MB memory configurations that are
connected to three NetWare servers can print to as many as three queues on the
Colorwriter (Print, Hold, or Direct).
Configuring the NetWare server
This section explains how to set up a NetWare server so that networked users can
print to the Colorwriter from their workstations.
There are two stages to this setup:
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Setting up a Colorwriter print queue on the NetWare server so users can print
to it, and the Colorwriter can fetch print jobs from it.
PCK
PCK
