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Server Configuration NetWare Server Parameters
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4.4 NetWare Server Parameters
Several NetWare parameters can be configured to ensure that your RapidPrint 500 functions prop-
erly on an IPX network. First,
Set/Define Server NetWare Loadhost can be used to specify the
fileserver from which to download operational code.
Figure 4-5: Defining a NetWare Loadhost
Other configurable parameters are discussed in the following sections.
4.4.1 Routing and Encapsulation
The RapidPrint 500 will listen to all NetWare frame types by creating an internal network number
and advertise itself as a router to this network. In general, this will allow all nodes and fileservers
to access the RapidPrint 500 regardless of frame type. If this behavior is not desired, the Rapid-
Print 500 can be restricted to only one frame format (and thus does not need the internal network
and routing support). Three commands control this behavior:
• Set/Define Protocols NetWare Routing disables or enables the creation
and use of an internal network number.
• Set/Define Protocols NetWare Internal allows you to set the internal
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 choices are ETHER_II,
NATIVE, 802_2, and SNAP. These provide for Ethernet v2, Native
mode, 802.2, and 802.2 SNAP, respectively.
Figure 4-6: Setting Frame Types
By default, Routing is enabled and all applicable encapsulation types are supported. See Network
Protocols for more information on the various frame types.
4.4.2 NetWare Access Lists
The NetWare access lists are used to control which fileservers the RapidPrint 500 will query for
print requests. Recall that, by default, the RapidPrint 500 will query all fileservers on the local net-
work for pending print jobs.
Since NetWare networks can have hundreds of fileservers, the network needs a way to reduce the
number of RapidPrint 500 queries, both to reduce network traffic and to prevent long delays in
servicing active queues. The access list contains the names of the fileservers to query, and/or the
keywords All and Local. All means no restrictions, while Local means only those fileservers that
are on the same network as the RapidPrint 500.
Local> DEFINE PROTOCOLS NETWARE LOADHOST “loadserv”
Local> DEFINE PROTOCOL NETWARE ENCAPSULATION SNAP