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ETHERNET PRINT SERVER

If a terminal is not attached to the serial port, you can still detect a boot
error (typically network-related) via the LEDs.  If the OK and network
LEDs are blinking rapidly (2-3 times per second) in unison, a boot failure
occurred.  Once the EPS boots and is running normally, the OK LED will
blink once every 2 seconds.

3. If all the tests pass successfully, but the code in the Flash-ROMs is corrupt,

the EPS will attempt to download new code from a network host.  Both
the OK and Parallel LEDs will blink at the same time in this case.  The
screen shown in Fig. 3-3 will print to the serial port.

Checking 2 sections from flash:  invalid checksum 

found.

Erasing flash....done.
Attempting TFTP boot....

Attempting NetWare boot.....

Attempting MOP boot....

Will wait 1 minute for next download attempt...

Fig. 3-3.  Code in Flash ROMs is Corrupt.

Summary of Contents for LE3700A-R2

Page 1: ...s a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Mailing address Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 Web site www blackbox com E mail info blackbox com SEPTEMBER 1999 LE3700A R2...

Page 2: ...erated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measure...

Page 3: ...aparato el ctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricante 8 Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo descrito en la...

Page 4: ...r una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 Cuidado deb...

Page 5: ...trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Macintosh AppleTalk TokenTalk Apple PostScript and LaserWriter are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Centronics is a registered trademark of Centronics Corp...

Page 6: ...17 4 1 NetWare Host Configuration 17 4 2 TCP IP Host Configuration 23 4 3 Optional RTEL Functionality 25 4 4 AppleTalk Host Configuration 25 4 5 LAT Host Configuration 26 4 6 Troubleshooting the Prin...

Page 7: ...on Procedure 45 7 5 Setting Up the RTEL Interfaces 46 7 6 Creating RTEL Print Queues 47 7 7 Deleting RTEL Print Queues 49 7 8 Creating RTEL Pseudo Devices 50 7 9 Queuing with the RTEL Software 51 7 10...

Page 8: ...Data Rates 300 to 64K baud Flow Control X ON X OFF and or hardware RTS CTS Modem Control 4 modem control lines DSR DTR and RTS CTS Environment Operating Temperature 41 to 122 F 5 to 50 C Storage Temp...

Page 9: ...l switches are in the Off position They function as follows On 1 Sw1 Off EPS will use the 10BASE T network port On EPS will use the AUI network port Sw2 Off EPS will print status information to the se...

Page 10: ...nough of each protocol to provide printer support for nodes of that type For example for AppleTalk the EPS provides PAP Printer Access Protocol support but not AFP AppleTalk Filing Protocol The EPS ca...

Page 11: ...NetWare file server 6 A configuration file downloaded from a TCP IP LAT or NetWare host at boot time containing EPS1 commands to execute The EPS stores its executable code in Flash rewritable ROMs me...

Page 12: ...11 CHAPTER 2 Introduction In all three cases the EPS is transparent to the user and uses normal print syntax from the host simply specify the file and queue name in the print command...

Page 13: ...abling restrictions discussed in Appendix A 3 Attach the server to the network via 10BASE T cable transceiver or AUI cable Refer to Fig 3 1 Fig 3 1 EPS Network Installation You will need to change the...

Page 14: ...r details Many BOOTP hosts will not reply to a BOOTP request if the download filename in the configuration file is not available for downloading If this is the case you can create a null file in the d...

Page 15: ...xx IP Address undefined Fig 3 2 Print Server Screen The server is now running normally It will set the IP address if discovered via BOOTP or RARP or previously DEFINEd on the EPS If the screen shown...

Page 16: ...ode Any of these methods will confirm that the unit booted successfully 3 2 Power Up Troubleshooting If the unit does not display the welcome message or the LEDs do not appear correct there are severa...

Page 17: ...k once every 2 seconds 3 If all the tests pass successfully but the code in the Flash ROMs is corrupt the EPS will attempt to download new code from a network host Both the OK and Parallel LEDs will b...

Page 18: ...e 5a again results in resources services EPS_457e5a_S1 and EPS_457e5a_P1 The EPS name is needed for LAT and NetWare configuration The service names are available to other hosts to connect and print to...

Page 19: ...swords the EPS will not use encrypted passwords This feature was added to NetWare 386 as a security option By default encryption is required so the EPS will not be able to log in and accept jobs If yo...

Page 20: ...s menu to save the file Press Escape and exit the SYSCON utility 2 Perform the remaining steps via the PCONSOLE utility To run PCONSOLE you need to be SUPERVISOR on the file server you will be changin...

Page 21: ...therefore does not need to be added explicitly 2c Use Insert to add the name EPS_xxxxxx_S1 and press Enter 2d Use Insert to add the name EPS_xxxxxx_P1 and press Enter Return to the main Available Opti...

Page 22: ...entered above should appear in a selection list Queue Server Candidates EPS_xxxxxx EPS_xxxxxx_P1 EPS_xxxxxx_S1 Fig 4 6 Queue Server Candidates You need to add both the EPS name EPS_xxxxxx and one of...

Page 23: ...ions Select the EPS1 name EPS_xxxxxx and press Enter This menu shown in Fig 4 8 will appear Print Server Information Change Password Full Name Print Server Configuration Print Server ID Print Server O...

Page 24: ...c autoexec bat queue eps1q where eps1q is one of the file server queues created in step 3 The file will be spooled to the EPS for printing and should appear on the proper physical port If the print p...

Page 25: ...me of the EPS in the host s address file not necessarily what the EPS1 s own name is The rm and rp options remote nodename and queuename respectively are system dependent and may have different names...

Page 26: ...ple you can specify ttyp7 in an application word processing spreadsheet etc as the printer channel Any data sent to that channel will automatically be forwarded to the service on the EPS The pseudo tt...

Page 27: ...t printer attached to the EPS cannot provide responses to the printing host AppleTalk printing will likely fail AppleTalk print hosts typically require responses to PostScript queries sent to the prin...

Page 28: ...mple LCP SET PORT LTA1278 node EPS_00452a port Port_1 can also be set up as LCP SET PORT LTA1278 node EPS_00452a service EPS_00452a_S1 because Port_1 is the name of the port that service EPS_xxxxxx_S1...

Page 29: ...UEUE commands to figure out why the port is busy instead of idle Then either cancel the network connection from the network node or LOGOUT the port to clear the login condition If you are logged in on...

Page 30: ...eters set properly Is the print device configured properly and on line If you are unsure of the printer s connection to the EPS DIP switch 2 will send test jobs to the serial and parallel ports Poweri...

Page 31: ...generally cause the job to fail You might also try attaching a terminal to the EPS print port and sending a small print job and observe any obviously missing or corrupt data PostScript is mostly plain...

Page 32: ...hardware address as the network address The protocols supported advertise themselves in different ways For this reason you may see a protocol that you don t use coming from the EPS For example you mig...

Page 33: ...Since the file server controls the queue all NetWare access restrictions and permissions are enforced and only jobs that are privileged to use the EPS are permitted to do so You can enforce different...

Page 34: ...CP IP print services are entirely host driven the EPS does nothing until a host connects to it and requests a print job The service does not check to see if the EPS and the print resource exists on th...

Page 35: ...ackets to the EPS once every 2 5 seconds until the resource is available and their jobs are serviced The parallel port service does not have AppleTalk enabled AppleTalk printing typically requires a b...

Page 36: ...ause many network managers object to the frequent LAT service announcements If you desire LAT on these services you can easily turn it on You can also configure LAT hosts to connect directly to a phys...

Page 37: ...ults on the EPS via the command line or the configuration DIP switches From the command line INIT FACTORY will restore the factory settings To use the DIP switches simply reboot the EPS with the SW4 s...

Page 38: ...ileged password login password maintenance password and service passwords The privileged password is the password you must enter to become the privileged user It defaults to SYSTEM and can be changed...

Page 39: ...ogins on that port and service connections from network hosts Ports in LOCAL mode are not available as printer ports to network hosts and thus print requests to that port will be queued or will fail I...

Page 40: ...play a more verbose description of the service An example identification string is Laserprinter in Lab 17 fourth floor The description may be up to 40 characters long A password can be associated with...

Page 41: ...network and whether those logins are password protected The SHOW PROTOCOLS TCPIP command shows all current configuration and counters for the TCP IP protocol handler on the EPS SHOW QUEUE will show an...

Page 42: ...EUE display may not be the next one that ends up printing Any AppleTalk client that has been waiting longer will gain control of the print resource regardless of ranking in the SHOW display 6 8 LAT Co...

Page 43: ...ws all current configuration and counters for the LAT protocol handler on the EPS SHOW QUEUE will show any currently queued or active LAT print jobs SHOW NODES and SHOW SERVICES will show other availa...

Page 44: ...device file that any application can access Queueing can be enabled so that connections to a busy service are queued for later processing RTEL jobs can also be interspersed with LAT connections to th...

Page 45: ...e EPS separately for service and or port setups After these 2 steps you can use the EPS as a print device from the host and it will support queued jobs etc Using the device file interface involves les...

Page 46: ...68xxx and SPARC based Digital ULTRIX RISC based non VAX IBM AIX on RS6000 style machines SCO UNIX for 80386 and 80486 based machines and HP UX 68xxx based You should read the README files included wi...

Page 47: ...mal system operation have been moved into the usr spool rtel directory Unless you need the space we suggest leaving it or moving it to an archive area in case you need to make changes or you wish to r...

Page 48: ...ll a new print queue you must stop the LP print spooling subsystem This will abort jobs that are currently being spooled The script file will ask if you want to stop the printer queuing system Answeri...

Page 49: ...e will set the same options but will request a direct connection to serial port 3 on the ETS rather than using a service rprint1 eps1 3 null banner If you desire password protection on the print servi...

Page 50: ...ut filter to use to access the printer device The name of the queue rprint1 must be similar to the entries in the sd and of fields a queue named rprint1 and an sd entry of dummy_device will not work 7...

Page 51: ...ect to cservice host d specify a connection to a particular device d dev ttyXX f force removal of stale rteld files f h help screen h i immediate connection to the target service i k disconnect the sp...

Page 52: ...The r option will display the rteld devices in use and their destinations The k option will remove the RTEL handler for a particular device or for all devices if the all is specified as the device na...

Page 53: ...the pty specific startup routines RTEL_xxxxx The host system could not initiate the connection to the server properly The message should indicate the reason The accompanying text should further isolat...

Page 54: ...last resort connect a terminal to port n and see if data is appearing on the terminal when the EPS attempts a print job You should also try connecting to the service locally to verify the ETS setup i...

Page 55: ...NET PRINT SERVER Appendix A RJ 45 Adapter Pinout Fig A 1 RJ 45 Adapter RJ12 or MMJ RJ12 or MMJ Connector Reverse side of RJ12 or MMJ 1 2 3 4 5 6 123456 1 2 3 4 5 6 DB25 Female Connector 13 25 1 14 to...

Page 56: ...6 Receive 3 2 3 5 Rx Return 4 7 7 4 Tx Return 5 7 7 3 Transmit 6 3 2 2 DTR out 7 6 20 1 RTS out 8 5 4 This table assumes that you are using a swapped cable in which pin 1 at one end goes to pin 8 at...

Page 57: ...between any two nodes connected by 5 segments of cable A maximum of 3 segments between any two nodes can have taps on them the others must be point to point links 10BASE T or fiber For example if you...

Page 58: ...connection If you are using the AUI port you must connect it to a properly terminated transceiver or an AUI cable connected to a thickwire tap If you are using 10BASE T you must connect the port to a...

Page 59: ...The EPS detected an error accessing the gate array Performing checksum tests on ROM Testing RAM bank 0 0s 1s and addresses Testing RAM bank 1 0s 1s and addresses Testing for shorts or opens on low or...

Page 60: ...address from the back label before you can use the server Contact Technical Support 3 seconds Power up tests passed NVR checksum good ready to boot the terminal server 1 2 second Indicates that the se...

Page 61: ...ou do not specify a host the utility lists all available print servers Using will show the various EPSCON syntax options C EPSCON eps1_name This command opens a login session to the EPS The file serve...

Page 62: ...LAT EPS_45E23A to connect from a VMS LAT host or Local CONNECT EPS_45E32A to connect from LAT devices such as other servers To configure the EPS under control of a Macintosh workstation the utility pr...

Page 63: ...bution tape The SYS files will be installed in SYS SYSROOT MOM SYSTEM by default Ensure that this directory is in the MOM LOAD search path and that MOP downloading is enabled NetWare Copy the download...

Page 64: ...l then attempt a TFTP download if it has an IP address and a loadhost If the TFTP fails or the EPS does not attempt it the EPS will attempt NetWare if you ve specified a file server If you did not set...

Page 65: ...wnload file The download file must be in the login directory of the file server you are loading from because of login restrictions Boot SET SERVER NETWSERVER fileserver Boot SET SERVER SOFTWARE SYS LO...

Page 66: ...65 NOTES...

Page 67: ...1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 Copyright 2002 Black Box Corporation All rights reserved...

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