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RapidPrint 500
Multiprotocol Micro Server for
Printers

Reference Manual

EK-DSTRP-RM.A01
Digital Equipment Corporation
Maynard, Massachusetts

Summary of Contents for RapidPrint 500

Page 1: ...RapidPrint 500 Multiprotocol Micro Server for Printers Reference Manual EK DSTRP RM A01 Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard Massachusetts...

Page 2: ...e United States and other countries licensed exclusively through X Open Country Ltd WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to...

Page 3: ...3 LAT and Digital Compatibility 1 2 1 3 4 NetWare Support 1 2 1 3 5 TCP IP and UNIX Compatibility 1 2 1 3 6 Small Size 1 2 1 3 7 Easy Configuration 1 2 1 3 8 Command Line Interface 1 2 1 3 9 Host Ini...

Page 4: ...ies and Commands 2 7 2 6 LAT and TCP IP Connection Methods 2 7 2 7 NetWare 2 7 2 7 1 Networking 2 8 2 7 2 Access Lists 2 8 2 8 PostScript Notes 2 8 2 9 Remote Configuration 2 9 2 10 Security 2 9 3 Get...

Page 5: ...4 5 3 Host Limit 4 5 4 6 Creating Services 4 5 4 6 1 Creating a Simple Service Such As a Line Printer 4 6 4 6 2 Setting Up a Service With Group Codes 4 6 4 6 3 TCP Telnet Service Sockets 4 7 4 6 4 En...

Page 6: ...ting Using DCPS Software 8 3 8 4 The ets configd Download Server 8 3 8 5 VMS Printer Troubleshooting 8 4 9 NetWare Host Setup 9 1 Access Lists 9 1 9 2 Printing 9 1 9 2 1 Creating NDS Print Queues 9 2...

Page 7: ...9 10 3 1 Components of RTEL 10 10 10 3 2 Installing Reverse Telnet Software 10 10 10 3 3 Queueing with the RTEL Software 10 11 10 3 4 Setting up the RTEL Backend Filter 10 12 10 3 5 Setting up the RT...

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Page 9: ...and Digital Compatibility 1 2 1 3 4 NetWare Support 1 2 1 3 5 TCP IP and UNIX Compatibility 1 2 1 3 6 Small Size 1 2 1 3 7 Easy Configuration 1 2 1 3 8 Command Line Interface 1 2 1 3 9 Host Initiated...

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Page 11: ...ed printers The RapidPrint 500 supports all NetWare frame types Ethernet v2 Native Mode 802 3 802 2 and 802 2 SNAP In addition it supports both Bindery mode and Net Ware Directory Service NDS TCP IP S...

Page 12: ...net an established industry standard Telnet can be used for logging into the server to issue configuration commands UNIX systems generally implement Rlogin as well unless security considerations dicta...

Page 13: ...the RapidPrint 500 to act as a filter to limit the user s knowledge of and access to specific services Automatic logouts of sessions when a port is disconnected or when a device is turned off Password...

Page 14: ...rotocol specific configuration and security issues Chapter 5 Ports details the port specific configuration options Chapter 6 covers the setup needed for AppleTalk hosts to use the RapidPrint 500 Chapt...

Page 15: ...4 2 5 TCP IP 2 5 2 5 1 IP Addresses 2 5 2 5 2 Subnetworks 2 5 2 5 3 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP 2 5 2 5 4 Reverse Telnet RTEL 2 6 2 5 5 LPR Support 2 6 2 5 6 TCP IP Utilities and Commands...

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Page 17: ...er The following figure shows the protocol stacks supported by the RapidPrint 500 Figure 2 1 RapidPrint 500 Network Protocols There are three different Ethernet frame formats one of which is subdivide...

Page 18: ...rs that will reply to these interactive PostScript requests can be used The RapidPrint 500 parallel port supports Bitronics mode provided the attached laser printer also implements it 2 2 1 Addressing...

Page 19: ...NOTE If an expected RapidPrint 500 service is absent there is a configuration problem somewhere The NBP type LaserWriter designates a PostScript printer so nodes printing to printers of type LaserWri...

Page 20: ...nected to the least busy node automatically In the case mentioned above where both the local RapidPrint 500 and a remote node offered the same service the ratings determine which node will service the...

Page 21: ...y specified the RapidPrint 500 will lis ten to routing protocol packets for example RIP to decide which hosts are acting as gateways NOTE See Set Define Server Gateway for more details The RapidPrint...

Page 22: ...P IP world until now To add this functionality to the TCP IP environment the RapidPrint 500 comes with special soft ware for your UNIX host Reverse Telnet much like Digital s Reverse LAT provides the...

Page 23: ...ect to local services and configure the server TCP IP users then have a convenient way to remotely manage the server Managers can simply log in and become the privileged user change server parameters...

Page 24: ...sing access lists created with the Set Define Protocols NetWare Access command you can control which file servers the RapidPrint 500 will and won t poll for print jobs Note that the file servers have...

Page 25: ...he TCP console port to configure the server Users connecting to this console port port 7000 will be prompted for the server s login password as if they had logged in via NCP After entering the login p...

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Page 27: ...terface 3 2 3 2 Maintenance Issues 3 4 3 2 1 Changing the Server Name 3 4 3 2 2 Rebooting the RapidPrint 500 3 4 3 2 3 Restoring Factory Defaults 3 5 3 2 4 Reloading Operational Software 3 5 3 2 5 Edi...

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Page 29: ...idPrint 500 may be configured using one of two methods the EZCon configuration soft ware or commands issued at the command line Local prompt To configure the RapidPrint 500 when a problem has occurred...

Page 30: ...displays the syntax of each command and includes restrictions known errors and references to related commands Optional parameters are enclosed in straight brackets multiple options may be entered or...

Page 31: ...ne Port will take effect as soon as the port is logged out NOTE Settings that are made with both Set and Save behave as if they were configured using Define commands 3 1 2 3 2 Show Monitor and List Sh...

Page 32: ...lly configured with a server name However you can give the server a custom name of up to 13 alphanumeric characters using the following command Figure 3 3 Changing the Server Name The server name stri...

Page 33: ...version of the operational code is a straightforward process The operational code is downloaded from a network host via TFTP or MOP and then programmed into the Flash ROMs To force the unit to re dow...

Page 34: ...the Local prompt to become the privileged user The default privileged password for the RapidPrint 500 is system Figure 3 8 Set Privileged Command If you made a Telnet connection the prompt will change...

Page 35: ...s If the login password is changed NetWare print queue setups must also be changed to reflect the new password 3 2 6 3 Maintenance Password The maintenance password is used for MOP TSM access to the s...

Page 36: ...1 in the file Unless the startup filename has been changed an Ini tialize command will cause the RapidPrint 500 to boot perpetually and its recovery will require that NVR be flushed Managers can use t...

Page 37: ...tartup file with the same filename from VMS host PIKE Figure 3 15 Downloading from a VMS Host 3 2 7 2 4 Download Sequence If the configuration file cannot be downloaded at boot time the server s behav...

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Page 39: ...outing and Encapsulation 4 3 4 4 2 NetWare Access Lists 4 3 4 5 TCP IP Server Parameters 4 4 4 5 1 IP Address 4 4 4 5 2 Other TCP IP Parameters 4 4 4 5 3 Host Limit 4 5 4 6 Creating Services 4 5 4 6 1...

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Page 41: ...ers to be provided for all of the network logins Users can change or clear these characteristics on their own ports with their own Set Port command after login List Ports allows users to see the templ...

Page 42: ...uation NOTE If you Define parameters be sure to reboot the server to put them into effect 4 3 2 Network Timers The LAT network timers Circuit Keepalive and Multicast as well as the Retransmit Limit ar...

Page 43: ...nal network number if the preconfigured internal network number does not meet your requirements Set Define Protocols NetWare Encapsulation controls which frame type to use when routing is disabled The...

Page 44: ...500 First and foremost the RapidPrint 500 must have a unique IP address If this was set at boot time by BOOTP or RARP it does not need to be reset Other parameters are explained in this section 4 5 1...

Page 45: ...als can connect The RapidPrint 500 can offer its attached printer to the net work as services When you try to modify a service that already exists the command will simply change its charac teristics I...

Page 46: ...omeone else The Show Port All command is useful for finding out why a service is unavailable as it shows port login statuses and the services currently being offered 4 6 2 Setting Up a Service With Gr...

Page 47: ...g is non zero that is providing a port is available to handle the TCP connection TCP connections to the socket are accepted The Telnetport and TCPport options are identical except that Telnetport will...

Page 48: ...nt an error reply specifying the problem Binary If enabled prevents the RapidPrint 500 from processing the data stream Disabling this feature the default allows the Rapid Print 500 to convert LF to CR...

Page 49: ...re detailed information about the server to be used for server queries See Server Identification for more informa tion Change the LAT Net work Timers Set Define Server Circuit Timer Set Define Server...

Page 50: ...way used for routing See Other TCP IP Parameters for more information Configure the Backup Gateway Set Define Server Gateway DEFINE SERVER SECONDARY GATEWAY 192 0 1 225 Designates TCP IP host 192 0 1...

Page 51: ...TING ENABLED Enables internal routing If more than one frame type is enabled internal routing must also be enabled See Routing and Encapsulation for more information Configure the Rapid Print 500 to Q...

Page 52: ...Talk network See AppleTalk Server Parameters for more information Services To Use This Command Example s What Example Does Create a Simple Service 1 Set Define Service DEF SERVICE print1 PORT 1 Create...

Page 53: ...5 Ports 5 1 Virtual Ports 5 1 5 2 General Port Characteristics 5 1 5 2 1 Group Numbers 5 1 5 2 2 Naming Ports 5 2 5 3 Automatic Logouts 5 2 5 4 Quick Reference 5 3...

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Page 55: ...her than passing it on to the remote service Because NCP and Telnet remote console sessions are considered virtual logins configurations made with Define Port 0 commands will apply to them Define Port...

Page 56: ...ed on a port for it to automatically log out when the device it is attached to is turned off or disconnected When DSRlogout is enabled the server will log out the port s user if either of these cases...

Page 57: ...e Users to Enter a Login Password Set Define Server Login Password DEFINE SERVER LOGIN PASSWORD badger Defines badger as the login password Log Out a Port When the DSR Signal Is Dropped Set Define Por...

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Page 59: ...6 1 6 2 Macintosh Service Configuration 6 2 6 2 1 Using AppleTalk on UNIX or VMS 6 2 6 3 Printing from AppleTalk 6 2 6 3 1 Using LaserPrep 6 2 6 3 2 Printing Bitmap Graphics 6 2 6 4 Troubleshooting M...

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Page 61: ...modify their AppleTalk settings will fail The RapidPrint 500 con trols all AppleTalk parameters such as zone name and job time outs so modifying these settings on the printer itself will have no effe...

Page 62: ...ils cannot be shown here refer to your local documentation for details Note that native UNIX and TCP IP printing methods such as lp and lpr are generally easier to set up and administer than non nativ...

Page 63: ...rinter see Error Messages Unreadable error mes sage on the printer The printer s switches are set improperly Many printers can be configured via PostScript as well as by switches on the printer itself...

Page 64: ...If you can connect to the printer service on the RapidPrint 500 via LAT or TCP IP try typing some keys to the printer and pressing Return The printer will typically respond with a PostScript error me...

Page 65: ...7 LAN Manager Host Setup 7 1 Printing Methods 7 1 7 1 1 Digital Network Port 7 1 7 1 2 NetBIOS 7 3 7 2 Windows NT Troubleshooting 7 4...

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Page 67: ...uctions NOTE The RapidPrint 500 must be added as a Windows NT printer before it can accept print jobs from a Windows NT host The following sections cover Digital Network Port and NetBIOS protocol conf...

Page 68: ...Address of printer enter the printer s IP address C Enter a name for the port you can use the same name as you did for the printer then click on the Options button 10 In the Digital RapidPrinter Serv...

Page 69: ...t issue the Net Use command to indicate that the lpt port will be redirected to the RapidPrint 500 service In the example below GRAPH ICSERVER is the name of the RapidPrint 500 and NTX is the name of...

Page 70: ...t menu arrow on the Print Manager s title bar and scroll to the printer s name 7 2 Windows NT Troubleshooting If you ve followed the setup instructions listed in this chapter Windows NT printing shoul...

Page 71: ...8 LAT Host Setup 8 1 Printing to an Application Port 8 1 8 2 Printing to a Service 8 2 8 3 Printing Using DCPS Software 8 3 8 4 The ets configd Download Server 8 3 8 5 VMS Printer Troubleshooting 8 4...

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Page 73: ...o create a new unique port then set it to the appropriate node and port name Enter the following commands at the VMS system prompt Figure 8 1 Creating a LAT Application Port In the example above noden...

Page 74: ...mmands in Figure 8 5 Figure 8 5 Creating LAT Device The RapidPrint 500 name must match the name in the Node field in the LATCP Set Port com mand above The service names specified must also match In ad...

Page 75: ...system Second the down load process has to be started on the VMS machine either by hand or as part of the system startup To compile the download server enter the following commands Figure 8 9 Compilin...

Page 76: ...nnn device is mapped to the correct server and port service name Use the LATCP Show Port LTAnnnn command to see what server service combination the LTA device is mapped to Verify that the print server...

Page 77: ...rint Queues 9 2 9 2 2 Creating Bindery Print Queues 9 4 9 2 3 Configuring Rprinter 9 8 9 2 4 Printing PCL From NetWare 9 13 9 2 5 Printing PostScript From NetWare 9 13 9 3 Troubleshooting 9 13 9 3 1 Q...

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Page 79: ...with an IPX router between them and the RapidPrint 500 can be scanned for print queues using the following command Figure 9 1 Enabling Non local File Servers To enable scanning for jobs on all file s...

Page 80: ...ity with PCONSOLE is assumed in the examples 9 2 1 Creating NDS Print Queues The Quick Setup option is the easiest way to create NDS print queues with PCONSOLE The fol lowing steps refer to NetWare v4...

Page 81: ...ame of the RapidPrint 500 service used for printing the name of the print queue and other infor mation at the prompts Figure 9 7 Quick Setup The print server name is the name of your RapidPrint 500 Th...

Page 82: ...following example shows how to create a Novell print queue named TESTQ on a server named MPS_xxxxxx using a service named MPS_xxxxxx_PCL Figure 9 8 Creating Novell Print Queue After creating the print...

Page 83: ...ack label 1 Log in as Supervisor on the file server 2 Type PCONSOLE at the F prompt and press Enter to start the utility Figure 9 10 Starting PCONSOLE 3 Using the cursor keys select Print Server Infor...

Page 84: ...rint Server Information and press Enter Figure 9 14 Available Options Menu 8 Select the RapidPrint 500 name MPS_PRT and press Enter The menu shown in Figure 9 15 appears Figure 9 15 Print Server Infor...

Page 85: ...ess Enter it is not necessary to enter any more information about the queue at this time 15 Press Escape repeatedly to return to the Available Options menu 16 Press Escape repeatedly to exit the PCONS...

Page 86: ...erver_name is the name with which the pserver NLM VAP standalone program will be started under Step 4 Figure 9 20 Setting the Printserver 2 Create a print queue on the file server and associate it wit...

Page 87: ...hat will be used A Press Escape three times to return to the main PCONSOLE menu titled Available Options B Select Print Server Information and press Enter Figure 9 25 Print Server Information Option C...

Page 88: ...nfigured Printers Menu G Highlight the Name field and enter the printer name Press Enter Figure 9 30 Name Field Print Server Information Change Password Full Name Print Server Configuration Print Serv...

Page 89: ...e to return to the Print Server Configuration Menu M Select Queues Serviced by Printer and press Enter Figure 9 32 Print Server Configuration Menu N Highlight the desired rprinter from the list of con...

Page 90: ...atch the name you entered on the RapidPrint 500 for the PRINTSERVER B If pserver is running as an NLM enter the following on the file server Figure 9 36 Restarting pserver as an NLM C If pserver is ru...

Page 91: ...ooting Things to Check Suggestion Verify that the server name appears and that it matches the server and service names Try PCONSOLE If you are using NetWare 4 0 use the F4 key to enter bindery emulati...

Page 92: ...1 Print server ran out of memory Cycle power on the box If the problem persists dis able the unused protocols and change the NetWare access list to only include file servers which have print queues a...

Page 93: ...at the print server has associated printers and that the print ers have associated queues fffffd69 DS Database is locked An administrator is probably updating the data base Wait a few minutes and issu...

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Page 95: ...10 2 6 LPR on ULTRIX Hosts 10 8 10 2 7 LPR on Windows NT Hosts 10 8 10 3 Reverse Telnet RTEL 10 9 10 3 1 Components of RTEL 10 10 10 3 2 Installing Reverse Telnet Software 10 10 10 3 3 Queueing with...

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Page 97: ...is easy to set up and requires no additional host software However not all machines notably machines running UNIX based on System V instead of BSD support the lpr system NOTE The RapidPrint 500 cannot...

Page 98: ...ird party solutions available To add a print queue for a RapidPrint 500 add the RapidPrint 500 s name and IP address to the host s etc hosts file Edit the etc printcap file and add an entry of the fol...

Page 99: ...s are not needed they can be disabled on custom services using the following RapidPrint 500 commands Figure 10 5 Disabling the LPD Banner Page By default a formfeed is added to the end of each LPD job...

Page 100: ...mply the queue name with a d added To print normal lp syntax is used Figure 10 8 Printing to a Queue 10 2 2 2 Using SMIT The System Management Interface Tool SMIT allows you to enable LPD printing and...

Page 101: ...upported in HP UX versions 9 0 and greater Print queues on HP hosts can be configured using either UNIX commands or the System Administration Manager SAM application 10 2 3 1 Using UNIX Commands To co...

Page 102: ...nt 500 service To print to this queue normal lp syntax is used see Figure 10 8 10 2 4 LPR on SCO UNIX Hosts LPR is supported in SCO V3 2 release 4 with TCP IP versions 1 2 and greater Before attemptin...

Page 103: ...machines Users with Solaris hosts should use the RTEL software provided by Dig ital Remote Printing Configuration Enter information for remote printers or local printers accepting re mote printing req...

Page 104: ...d that the Simple TCP IP Services and TCP IP Print Server have been installed and started on the NT host 1 Open the NT PrintManager its icon is located in the Main window on the desk top Choose Create...

Page 105: ...re jobs or more flexibility is needed in printing the supplied RTEL software can be configured on the host RTEL is a set of programs designed to allow host initiated connections to devices attached to...

Page 106: ...page for more information 10 3 2 Installing Reverse Telnet Software Installing the RTEL software is a fairly simple process The first step is getting the software onto the target machine The software...

Page 107: ...than one host point to the same RapidPrint 500 queue the hosts will provide local queueing but you may still have multiple jobs attempting to access the RapidPrint 500 In this case the RapidPrint 500...

Page 108: ...sr spool rtel hp4_sd Should this entry be added to your printcap file y yes In order to establish RTEL connections an IP address and a host name must be assigned to the terminal server Please enter th...

Page 109: ...ling sys tems to make sure the printer was created correctly For example if we created printer hp4 on our lp spooling system entering the lpstat t command might display the following information Figur...

Page 110: ...e made to the target terminal server port and if it is successful data will start moving through the path If the specified service or port is currently busy the daemon process will wait until the serv...

Page 111: ...inting system Note that the full directory path must be specified for the pipe name i e dev rtelp1 Please enter a pipe name dev rtp1 Created pipe dev rtp1 with root ownership and world read write priv...

Page 112: ...rocessing associated with host supplied or third party backend programs 10 3 5 1 RTELPD Command Line Parameters and Options The RTELPD daemon process has a set of command line options which are detail...

Page 113: ...print a job the output should appear on the printer 10 3 5 3 Creating a SYSV Print Queue Using RTELPD To create a generic SYSV print queue using the RTEL pipe daemon first create a named pipe as shown...

Page 114: ...usy or unavailable when the TCP connection attempt is made a TCP RST will be sent back to the host and the connection attempt will be rejected It is up to the application soft ware to detect this cond...

Page 115: ...1 Logout 11 6 11 12 Man 11 6 11 13 Monitor 11 6 11 14 Netstat 11 7 11 15 Ping 11 7 11 16 Purge 11 7 11 17 Remove Queue 11 8 11 18 Save 11 9 11 19 Set Noprivileged 11 10 11 20 Set Define Port Authorize...

Page 116: ...ine Server BOOTP 11 21 11 45 Set Define Server Buffering 11 21 11 46 Set Define Server Circuit Timer 11 21 11 47 Set Define Server Gateway 11 22 11 48 Set Define Server Host Limit 11 22 11 49 Set Defi...

Page 117: ...EOJ 11 39 11 82 Set Define Service Formfeed 11 40 11 83 Set Define Service Identification 11 40 11 84 Set Define Service LAN Manager 11 40 11 85 Set Define Service LAT 11 41 11 86 Set Define Service N...

Page 118: ...11 104 Test Loop 11 55 11 105 Test Port 11 55 11 106 Test Service 11 56 11 107 Who 11 57 11 108 Zero Counters 11 57...

Page 119: ...erve case and spaces user entered parameters must be enclosed in quotes Brackets denote optional parameters Multiple optional parameters can be entered in any order or combination on a single command...

Page 120: ...cols NetWare Access Lists Access Lists Table 11 1 Line Editing Keys Key Purpose Return Executes the current command line Delete Deletes the character before the cursor Ctrl A Toggles insert overstrike...

Page 121: ...deleted they can only be disabled Parameters Local Removes the definitions of all local services service Removes the definition of the specified service Examples Local CLEAR SERVICE LOCAL Local CLEAR...

Page 122: ...iately you must enter both a Define and a Set command with the same parameters All Define commands are documented together with their corresponding Set commands later in this chapter 11 7 Finger This...

Page 123: ...ation When reset the server loses all changes made using Set commands unless corresponding Define or Save commands were also entered NOTE Initialization options can be used in any order or combination...

Page 124: ...e the server is re initialized Each List command is documented together with its corresponding Show command 11 11 Logout Logs out the current port by default or another port if specified and disconnec...

Page 125: ...is able regardless of login restrictions job load or operating system If there is no reply from the host there may be a network or TCP IP configuration problem Parameters hostname Either a text hostn...

Page 126: ...s the specified queue entry Use the Show Queue command to display the queues and entries by number Node NodeName Removes all queue requests originating from the specified node Service ServiceName Remo...

Page 127: ...to use this command Errors Save without a parameter is invalid Parameters IPsecurity Saves the current IPsecurity table Port Saves the settings for one selected port or all ports If the Port paramete...

Page 128: ...All Specifies a particular port or group of ports or all ports Port numbers are specified with integers between 1 and the total number of physical ports Lists of ports must be separated by commas Ran...

Page 129: ...ed the port will be logged out when the port s DSR signal is dropped This usually happens only when the attached device is powered off or disconnected Any open connections will be closed before loggin...

Page 130: ...PORT GROUPS 4 5 9 See Also Set Define Port Authorized Groups Show Monitor List Ports Group Numbers 11 24 Set Define Port Inactivity Logout Enables automatic logout of the port if it has been inactive...

Page 131: ...e port number If the name is not enclosed in quotation marks it will be converted to uppercase Examples Local SET PORT NAME HighSpeed_Modem See Also Show Monitor List Ports Naming Ports 11 26 Set Defi...

Page 132: ...ples Local SET NOPRIVILEGED Password system not echoed Local SET PRIVILEGED OVERRIDE Password system not echoed See Also Set Define Server Privileged Password Privileged Password 11 28 Define Protocol...

Page 133: ...efined Parameters Timeserver Controls whether the RapidPrint 500 will send IP daytime request pack ets It is enabled by default See Also Set Define Server IPaddress Set Define Server Gateway Set Defin...

Page 134: ...only fileservers on the local network will be queried this command can be used to add or remove additional fileservers Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters All A...

Page 135: ...Define Protocols NetWare DSlicense Configures the NetWare Directory Service license needed to enable NDS on the server Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters DSlic...

Page 136: ...rame format with SNAP SAPs Examples Local DEFINE PROTOCOLS NETWARE ENCAPSULATION ETHER_II DIS ABLED See Also Show Monitor List Protocols Set Define Protocols NetWare Routing NetWare Server Parameters...

Page 137: ...PROTOCOLS NETWARE LOADHOST LAB_FS4 See Also Set Define Server NetWare Loadhost Set Define Server Software Net Ware Server Parameters 11 40 Set Define Protocols NetWare Printserver Configure the filese...

Page 138: ...ing routing off disables all frame types you must then enable the single desired frame type using the Set Define Protocols NetWare Encapsulation command Routing must be enabled if more than one frame...

Page 139: ...ser to use this command Parameters buffersize Acceptable buffer sizes range from 128 bytes to 4096 bytes Examples Local SET SERVER BUFFERING 1024 11 46 Set Define Server Circuit Timer Specifies the de...

Page 140: ...1 27 Local SET SERVER SECONDARY GATEWAY 192 0 1 10 See Also Set Define Server Subnet Mask Show Monitor List Protocols IP TCP IP TCP IP Server Parameters 11 48 Set Define Server Host Limit Configures...

Page 141: ...See Also Set Define Protocols LAT Show Monitor List Protocols Show Moni tor List Server Server Identification 11 50 Set Define Server Inactivity Timer Sets the period of time after which a port with...

Page 142: ...removes any LAT or Both created service and the ability to log in using LAT Both Enables incoming LAT and Telnet connections and creates a new LAT service that is used to log into the server None Dis...

Page 143: ...the network responding to that IP address Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters IPaddress Enter the address in standard numeric format Examples Local SET SERVER...

Page 144: ...CONDARY LOADHOST 192 0 1 89 See Also Editing the Boot Parameters Show Monitor List Server UNIX Host Setup 11 55 Set Define Server Login Password Specifies the password that is used to log into the ser...

Page 145: ...Examples Local DEFINE SERVER MAINTENANCE PASSWORD 89aacb See Also Maintenance Password 11 57 Set Define Server Multicast Timer Specifies the length of time between RapidPrint 500 service announcement...

Page 146: ...X2 See Also Show Monitor List Server Changing the Server Name 11 59 Set Define Server NetWare Loadhost Used to specify the name of the NetWare file server to be used for downloading new software Restr...

Page 147: ...Clears the previously configured setting Examples Local SET SERVER NETWARE PRINTSERVER FRED See Also Set Define Protocols NetWare Printserver Show Monitor List Protocols NetWare 11 61 Set Server NetW...

Page 148: ...e Server Password Limit Limits the number of failures allowed when entering the privileged password while attempting to become the privileged user After this number of tries the port will be logged ou...

Page 149: ...sword Limit System Passwords 11 65 Set Define Server Prompt Allows the system administrator to change the prompt that users see the default is Local_x A string up to 16 characters can be entered and s...

Page 150: ...to use this command Parameters limit A value between zero and 32 the default If zero is specified queueing is not allowed and only the user with possession of the service may use it None There will b...

Page 151: ...increased on especially noisy or heavily used networks Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters RetransLimit Enter a value between 4 and 100 The default value is 50...

Page 152: ...ers Group num bers range from zero to 255 and can be entered one at a time In addition ranges can be separated with dashes and multiple entries can be sepa rated by commas Group zero is the only group...

Page 153: ...ould be placed in quotes to preserve lowercase characters Examples Local DEFINE SERVER SOFTWARE RapidPrint 500 Local DEFINE SERVER SOFTWARE SYS LOGIN PS1 SYS Local DEFINE SERVER SOFTWARE tftpboot tsco...

Page 154: ...cal DEFINE SERVER STARTUPFILE bob start RETRY 6 Local DEFINE SERVER START hevax start com Local DEFINE SERVER STARTUPFILE engfs sys login start cmd See Also Set Define Server Loadhost Reloading Operat...

Page 155: ...e Service AppleTalk Specifies whether AppleTalk clients will be able to use the service If enabled the service name will be displayed as a selectable printer in Macintosh chooser screens Restrictions...

Page 156: ...it will be created but will not prevent the use of any other custom services NOTE The default service names MPS_xxxxxx_PCL MPS_xxxxxx_PS and MPS_xxxxxx_TEXT are based on the server name if you wish t...

Page 157: ...ervice Set Define Service Default Show Monitor List Services Enabling Other Service Options Digital Network Port 11 81 Set Define Service EOJ Specifies a string to be sent to the attached device at th...

Page 158: ...p to 40 characters of identification information Enclose the string in quotes to preserve case and spaces None Clears any previously configured IDstring Examples Local SET SERVICE pplab5 IDENT Printer...

Page 159: ...e Protocols NetWare Access Show Monitor List Services 11 87 Set Define Service Password Specifies an access password that users must enter to connect to the service If the password is not given on the...

Page 160: ...or all PostScript queues Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command See Also Clear Purge Service Show Monitor List Services Enabling Other Service Options 11 89 Set Define Servic...

Page 161: ...List Ser vices 11 92 Set Define Service TCPport Specifies a TCP listener socket for this service TCP connections to the socket are accepted or rejected based on the availability of the service Restri...

Page 162: ...egotiations on the data stream Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters portnum Enter a socket number of 4000 to 4999 None Clears any previously configured Telnetpor...

Page 163: ...the privileged user to use the Monitor Ports command Secure users cannot Show or List ports other than their own Errors Status and Counters parameters are not valid with List Counters is also not vali...

Page 164: ...odes Displays nodes hardware addresses status and uptime of all AppleTalk nodes Zones Displays available AppleTalk zones including those learned via routers Local Displays only those AppleTalk zones l...

Page 165: ...limit issues 4 Couldn t log out of the fileserver This bit should never be set 5 The RapidPrint 500 couldn t get its server name and password creden tials from fileserver during login Login fails 6 F...

Page 166: ...unters may be helpful for detecting specific network problems They are listed in the following table Examples Local SHOW PROTOCOLS APPLETALK ZONES See Also Netstat Clear Purge Protocol NetWare Access...

Page 167: ...5 See Also Set Define Server Queue Limit 11 98 Show Monitor List Server Displays the global attributes or counters for the server itself and the software version number and the time since the last reb...

Page 168: ...hir meanings Table 11 4 Counters Display Fields Field Meaning of Counter Frames sent with xx collisions Gives a rough estimate of Ethernet traffic In general higher traffic levels cause more collision...

Page 169: ...data checksum 3 Transmit aborted due to excessive more than 16 network collisions FIFO overrun could not write received data before new data arrived Attempted nameservice failed Packet received with...

Page 170: ...ice Displays any known information about this service Wild cards are per mitted Characteristics Displays the service s rating group codes and if the service is local the service ports and service flag...

Page 171: ...tocol SNMP SNMP Security 11 101 Show Monitor Users Displays the current users logged onto the server If a username is given only information for that user is shown Restrictions You must be the privile...

Page 172: ...and the download path and file name node filename To download from a MOP host enter a MOP node name followed by two colons and the download path and file name hostname sys login filename For NetWare...

Page 173: ...l TEST LOOP 45 a2 ed 48 12 3c Local TEST LOOP 12 68 df ea 38 c5 HELP REC ASSI 78 23 ad 2c 11 4e Local TEST LOOP LABVAX 11 105 Test Port Tests a port s connection by sending a continuous stream of ASCI...

Page 174: ...ur poses the count value can be any whole number If a count is not specified in the command the server will continue to produce character streams until a key is pressed Destination The test stream wil...

Page 175: ...he command only the port counters for the current port will be reset Restrictions You must be the privileged user to Zero a port other than your own Parameters All Zeroes all port node and server coun...

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Page 177: ...roblem Report Procedure If you are experiencing problems with the RapidPrint 500 or have suggestions for improving the product please contact Digital Technical Support When you report a problem please...

Page 178: ...Digital Problem Report Procedure Technical Support A 2...

Page 179: ...BOOTP is a TCP IP network protocol that lets dumb network nodes request configuration information from a BOOTP server node At boot time the dumb node sends a broadcast message requesting information...

Page 180: ...s in TCP IP messages or queries from other nodes They are sent for example when a node sends a packet to an incorrect gateway host or when a network packet expires ICMP messages may also be sent as br...

Page 181: ...n the name of the host sending them as well as information about what LAT services that host provides nameserver When starting Telnet and Rlogin connections you can specify the host to use for the con...

Page 182: ...hardware address see network address A service node is a node on the network that provides a service other users can connect to for example a printer A terminal server that allows only local logins on...

Page 183: ...designated routers they route messages on the net to the correct place They may send an incoming message to an adjacent network if they do not know the destination host by name or they may send it rig...

Page 184: ...network mask comes out to be 192 8 0 0 and this does not match the previous two masks In this second case the gateway host would be used if it had not been defined the connect attempt would fail If th...

Page 185: ...up to 500m 1500 ft without repeaters than Thinwire Connections to thickwire networks are usually made with 15 pin connectors Thinwire Thin co axial cable similar to that used for television video hoo...

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Page 187: ...1 Clear command 3 4 Command Keyword 802_2 11 18 Access 11 45 Announcements 11 20 AppleTalk 11 14 Authorized Groups 11 10 Banner 11 37 Binary 11 38 Bitronics 11 11 BOOTP 11 21 Bootparams 11 49 Bufferin...

Page 188: ...1 42 Purge 3 4 11 7 Queue 11 8 11 49 Queue limit 11 32 RARP 11 32 Reload 11 6 11 33 Remote 11 45 Remove 11 8 Reset 11 29 Retransmit Limit 11 33 Rlogin 11 33 RTEL 11 42 Save 11 9 Secondary 11 26 Server...

Page 189: ...mation 1 1 1 2 Laserprep 6 2 LaserWriter 2 2 2 8 LAT 2 4 8 1 8 4 B 2 B 4 B 5 B 6 Application port 8 1 8 4 Services 8 2 Support information 1 1 1 2 Troubleshooting 8 4 LATCP 8 1 8 4 Line editing 11 1 L...

Page 190: ...11 12 Name 5 2 11 13 Queue 11 49 Security 1 3 3 7 Test command 11 55 Virtual 5 1 PostScript 2 2 2 8 11 38 11 42 B 4 AppleTalk 6 1 6 3 Service option 4 8 UNIX 10 13 10 18 Printing AppleTalk 6 2 Digita...

Page 191: ...ns 4 7 10 2 10 18 Software file 3 5 11 35 Source command 11 54 Startup file 11 35 Status displays 11 45 11 53 Subnet 2 5 Subnet mask 2 5 11 36 B 2 B 6 Superuser status 3 6 Support technical A 1 syslog...

Page 192: ...ETS EPS Reference Manual Startup file 8 3 Troubleshooting 8 4 W Who command 11 57 Windows 95 10 2 Windows NT Digital Network Port 7 1 NetBIOS 7 3 Printing from 7 1 Troubleshooting 7 4 Z Zero Counters...

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