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Index

Index-2

Host Limit 12-37
Identification 12-38

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Inactivity 12-20

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Incoming 12-39
Initialize Server 12-7
IP 12-29
IP address 12-40
IPsecurity 12-11

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Keepalive 12-40
LAN Manager 12-30

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LAT 12-30

12-39

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License 12-30
Limit 12-45
List 3-5

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Loadhost 12-29

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Local 12-4

12-15

12-63

12-72

Lock 12-41
Logging 12-13

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6-2

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Multicast timer 12-43
Name 12-21

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Nameserver 12-29
Native 12-31
NDS 12-31
Netstat 12-9
NetWare 12-31

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NetWare Access 12-3
NetWare Internal 12-31
NetWare Loadhost 12-31

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NetWare Printserver 12-31

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NetWare Reset 12-31

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Noboot 12-7
Node 12-76

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Node Limit 12-45
Nopassword 12-39
Noprivileged 12-14

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Parity 12-21
Passflow 12-22
Password 12-22

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Password limit 12-45
Ping 12-9
Port 12-11

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PostScript 12-59

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Printer 12-11

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Printserver 12-44
Privileged 12-28

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Prompt 12-46
Protocols 12-28

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PSConvert 12-59
Purge 3-5

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Queue 12-10

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Queue limit 12-47
RARP 12-48
Reload 12-7

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Remote 12-15

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Remove 12-10
Reset 12-44
Retransmit Limit 12-48
Rlogin 12-49
RTEL 12-59
Save 12-11
Secondary 12-41
Server 12-11

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Service 12-3

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Service Groups 12-49
Set 3-4
Show 3-5

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Signal check 12-23
Silentboot 12-50
SNAP 12-31
SNMP 12-11

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Software 12-50
SOJ 12-60
Source 12-73
Speed 12-24
Startupfile 12-51
Status 12-63

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Stop 12-25
Stty 12-74
Su 12-74
Subnet Mask 12-52
Summary 12-63

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TCPport 7-18

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Telnetport 7-18

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Test 12-75

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Timer 12-38

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Timeserver 12-30
Type 12-25

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Username 12-26
Users 12-73
Verification 12-26
Version 12-73
Who 12-77

Summary of Contents for EPS

Page 1: ...Print ServerReference Manual For the Lantronix Family of Ethernet Print Servers ...

Page 2: ...65A Rev A WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operating in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with this gu...

Page 3: ...2 6 3 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP 2 6 2 6 4 Reverse Telnet RTEL 2 7 2 6 5 LPR Support 2 7 2 6 6 TCP IP Utilities and Commands 2 7 2 7 NetWare 2 8 2 7 1 Networking 2 8 2 7 2 Access Lists 2 9 2 8 PostScript 2 9 2 9 Security 2 10 2 9 1 Event Reporting Logging 2 10 3 Getting Started 3 1 3 1 Configuration Methods 3 1 3 1 1 EZWebCon 3 1 3 1 2 Using a Web Browser 3 2 3 1 3 Command Line Interf...

Page 4: ...er Parameters 4 3 4 3 1 Server Identification 4 3 4 3 2 Network Timers 4 3 4 3 3 Node Limit 4 3 4 4 NetWare Server Parameters 4 4 4 4 1 Routing and Encapsulation 4 4 4 4 2 NetWare Access Lists 4 4 4 5 TCP IP Server Parameters 4 5 4 5 1 IP Address 4 5 4 5 2 Other TCP IP Parameters 4 5 4 5 3 Host Limit 4 6 4 6 Creating Services 4 6 4 6 1 Creating a Simple Service A Line Printer 4 7 4 6 2 Setting Up ...

Page 5: ... 2 4 LPR on HP Hosts 7 8 7 2 5 LPR on SCO UNIX Hosts 7 9 7 2 6 LPR on Sun Solaris Hosts 7 10 7 3 Reverse Telnet RTEL 7 10 7 3 1 Components of RTEL 7 10 7 3 2 Installing Reverse Telnet Software 7 11 7 3 3 Queueing with the RTEL Software 7 12 7 3 4 Setting up the RTEL Backend Filter 7 12 7 3 5 Setting up the RTEL Named Pipe Daemon 7 15 7 3 6 Creating a BSD Print Queue Using RTELPD 7 17 7 3 7 Creatin...

Page 6: ...iguration 10 2 10 2 Printing from a Macintosh 10 2 10 2 1 Using AppleTalk on UNIX or VMS 10 2 10 2 2 Using LaserPrep 10 2 10 2 3 Printing Bitmap Graphics 10 2 10 3 Troubleshooting Macintosh Printing 10 3 10 3 1 General Troubleshooting 10 3 10 3 2 Host Troubleshooting 10 5 11 LAN Manager Host Setup 11 1 11 1 Printing Methods 11 1 11 1 1 DLC 11 1 11 1 2 NetBIOS 11 3 11 2 Windows NT Troubleshooting 1...

Page 7: ...21 12 24 11 Set Define Port Parity 12 21 12 24 12 Set Define Port Passflow 12 22 12 24 13 Set Define Port Password 12 22 12 24 14 Set Define Port Printer 12 23 12 24 15 Set Define Port Signal Check 12 23 12 24 16 Set Define Port Speed 12 24 12 24 17 Set Define Port Stop 12 25 12 24 18 Set Define Port Type 12 25 12 24 19 Set Define Port Username 12 26 12 24 20 Set Define Port Verification 12 26 12 ...

Page 8: ...eue Limit 12 47 12 28 28 Set Define Server RARP 12 48 12 28 29 Set Define Server Reload 12 48 12 28 30 Set Define Server Retransmit Limit 12 48 12 28 31 Set Define Server Secondary 12 49 12 28 32 Set Define Server Serial Delay 12 49 12 28 33 Set Define Server Service Groups 12 49 12 28 34 Define Server Silentboot 12 50 12 28 35 Set Define Server Software 12 50 12 28 36 Set Define Server Startupfil...

Page 9: ... 72 12 31 8 Show Monitor List SNMP 12 72 12 31 9 Show Monitor Users 12 73 12 31 10 Show Version 12 73 12 32 Source 12 73 12 33 Stty 12 74 12 34 Su 12 74 12 35 Test Loop 12 75 12 36 Test Port 12 75 12 37 Test Service 12 76 12 38 Who 12 77 12 39 Zero Counters 12 77 A Contact Information A 1 A 1 Problem Report Procedure A 1 A 2 Full Contact Information A 1 B Troubleshooting B 1 B 1 Power up Troublesh...

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Page 11: ...ss a distinction needs to be made between models 1 2 Protocol Support The Server supports five industry standard network protocols TCP IP TCP IP is a widely used protocol that can be run on networks with Macintoshes PCs and Unix workstations Server support includes Telnet Rlogin and the LPR and RTEL printing systems NetWare IPX SPX NetWare allows devices attached to the Server to act as networked ...

Page 12: ...ectional communication either a serial or IEEE 1284 parallel interface is required LAN Manager Support The Server can be configured to appear as a print node to other LAN Manager nodes Supported systems include Windows NT and Windows 95 LAT and Digital Compatibility The Server supports LAT and TSM NCP making it fully compatible with most Digital Equipment Corporation operating environments NetWare...

Page 13: ...ed to request a downloaded configuration file at boot time The Command Reference chapter of this reference manual describes the commands available in the Server s local command line mode These commands control port and server configuration Note See the Command Reference for more information on the command line command recall and command completion features Context Sensitive Help Context sensitive ...

Page 14: ...ind Server operation Chapter 3 Getting Started explains available configuration methods as well as steps needed for reconfiguration and maintenance operation Chapter 4 Server Configuration explains server wide configuration options including protocol specific configuration and security issues Chapter 5 Ports details the port specific configuration options Chapters 7 through 11 cover protocol speci...

Page 15: ...used for NetWare The IEEE 802 2 frame format comes with either a regular or a SNAP SAP Service Access Point AppleTalk uses the SNAP format by default Both types can be used by NetWare NetWare 2 x and 3 x stations by default do not use any of these frame types They use a native mode format that is being phased out 2 3 AppleTalk AppleTalk is a protocol used primarily by Apple Macintoshes to access n...

Page 16: ...d a default network number is chosen The Server will save zone network node ID triplets in permanent memory which reduces traffic at reboot time although the Server AppleTalk address may change across boots in response to any network changes Network numbers are configured in the routers so the only AppleTalk configuration supported by the Server is the specification of a zone name other than the d...

Page 17: ... services with AppleTalk enabled and to disable AppleTalk on services that do not support PostScript printers It is not possible to print to non PostScript printers for example ImageWriters and StyleWriters from a Macintosh via the Server 2 4 LAN Manager LAN Manager is based on the NetBIOS protocol It is used by several PC based operating systems notably OS 2 Windows NT and Windows for Workgroups ...

Page 18: ...around the concept of services A service may be provided by a dedicated device such as a printer or by a network host A device that offers one or more services such as your Server is called a node In general all services offered by the Server are associated with one or more ports exceptions to this rule will be noted later Figure 2 2 shows an example of services offered on a network Figure 2 2 Exa...

Page 19: ...d the service the connection attempt continues If there are no common group numbers the connection attempt fails Note There may be additional access restrictions on the service such as password protection Suppose Bob is logged into port 4 on his Server and the server manager has given port 4 access to groups 1 7 13 and 105 Bob or anyone else using port 4 can only access services that have one of t...

Page 20: ...IP address at boot time and then it will request an IP address via DHCP once it is running If the runtime DHCP request fails the server will use the IP address stored in NVRAM If the DHCP request succeeds the Server will use the resulting IP address It will not save the IP address to NVRAM or overwrite the saved address the one acquired by BOOTP or RARP If you enter a new IP address with the Set D...

Page 21: ...add RTEL functionality to your UNIX host RTEL connections can be made through a back end program for a printer or through a named pipe For example you can print files from your UNIX host to a printer attached to the Server through your host s lp or lpr print system Server services do not care what hosts are using them Multiple jobs from any of the supported protocols can be queued simultaneously o...

Page 22: ...etwork subject to access lists explained later to check for such jobs See Set Define Server NetWare Loadhost on page 12 43 for more information NetWare support also allows logins from fileservers to the Server for configuration and file downloading to download the system software at boot time 2 7 1 Networking Each NetWare node uses its hardware address as its node ID In addition the Server gets al...

Page 23: ...nter and Server use a baud rate of at least 9600 to communicate over serial lines A baud rate of 38400 or better is strongly recommended for high output duty see the printer s documentation for information on changing the serial speed Also many PostScript jobs contain 8 bit characters The Server is configured for 8 bit characters but if the printer is not the default on many laser printers is 7 bi...

Page 24: ... each login For more information about security measures and restriction options including some Server features that are used for more than security reasons see the Server Configuration and Ports chapters 2 9 1 Event Reporting Logging The Server can be configured to report various errors and events either to the serial console port or to a network host via TCP IP using the syslogd facility LAT or ...

Page 25: ...o methods the EZWebCon configuration software or commands issued at the command line Local prompt Note To configure the Server when a problem has occurred refer to the Troubleshooting appendix 3 1 1 EZWebCon The EZWebCon software is the recommended way to configure the unit EZWebCon guides you through configuration using a graphical interface Its configurations take effect immediately like Set com...

Page 26: ...and Line Interface To configure the Server without using the EZWebCon graphical user interface you must enter configuration commands at the command line when a port is in character mode In character mode the Local prompt is displayed There are four ways to enter character mode Connect a terminal to the serial console port and press the Return key until the Local prompt is displayed Establish a Tel...

Page 27: ...as a particular host name are shown in italics or all lower case When entering a string such as a username or filename it is important to remember to enclose the string in quotes to preserve case and spacing If a string is not enclosed in quotes it will be automatically changed to all uppercase characters Note The privileged and login passwords are case independent even when entered in quotes The ...

Page 28: ... 4 1 Set and Define Set Makes an immediate but not permanent change To make the change permanent use the Save command after configuration is complete Table 3 1 Command Line Editing Keys Key Purpose Return Executes the current command line Delete Deletes the character before the cursor Ctrl A Toggles insert mode insert or overstrike overstrike is the default Ctrl D Logs the port out Ctrl E Moves th...

Page 29: ...rmanent settings Note that some settings that are Listed will not take effect until the unit is rebooted 3 4 3 Clear and Purge Clear Removes an item immediately but not permanently When the unit is rebooted the old setting will again be in effect Purge Removes an item permanently but generally does not take effect until the unit is rebooted Purge Port will take effect as soon as the port is logged...

Page 30: ...e Server Prompt on page 12 46 can be included in the prompt string Placing a space after the end of the prompt is recommended as it makes reading and editing the command line much easier Figure 3 7 displays a few examples of commands used to change prompts In the examples the first command line results in the prompt used in the second command line and so on Figure 3 7 Prompt Examples 3 6 3 Rebooti...

Page 31: ...red code enter the Initialize Reload command from the command line Compressing the code and loading it into the Flash ROM takes approximately 30 secondst during which time the console port is unusable However the Server LEDs will indicate continuing activity If the Server is powered off or otherwise interrupted during the ROM programming phase the code in the ROMs will be invalid and the Server wi...

Page 32: ... configured to do so If another user is currently logged into the Server as the privileged user you can use the Set Privileged Override command to forcibly become the privileged user The default privileged password for the Server is system To change the privileged password use the Set Define Server Privileged Password command on page 12 46 to enter a new password of up to six alphanumeric characte...

Page 33: ...llowing command Figure 3 14 Enabling Login Password The Server uses the login password to log into NetWare file servers If the login password is changed NetWare print queue setups must also be changed to reflect the new password 3 8 3 Maintenance Password The maintenance password is used for MOP TSM access to the server Unlike the other passwords the maintenance password is a string of up to 16 he...

Page 34: ...he file they will not take effect until the next reboot Similarly Define Port commands will not take effect until the port s are logged out All other Define commands will take effect for the current boot The download file is re read at every boot unless it is re configured so do not put commands like Initialize or Crash 451 in the file Unless the startup filename has been changed an Initialize com...

Page 35: ...an be a TCP IP VMS or NetWare node name The asterisk should be replaced with colons or a backslash as follows use one colon for a TCP IP host two colons for a LAT host or one backslash for a NetWare host For example to download the file config cmd from TCP IP host TROUT at IP address 192 0 1 5 the following command would be used Figure 3 17 Downloading from a TCP IP Host Note You must define a nam...

Page 36: ... booting Figure 3 20 Defining the Startupfile Note The Server is not usable while retrying a download If the startupfile is not readable or if there is a problem with the file and the Server cannot boot fully you will still be able to access the Server via the NCP TSM and Telnet console ports Scripts written for TSM should work unchanged with the possible exception of privileged mode Set Privilege...

Page 37: ...AT connections are disabled and incoming Telnet connections are enabled To allow LAT users to log into the Server you must enable incoming connections using the Set Define Server Incoming command The following command allows both LAT and Telnet users to log into the Server Figure 4 1 Allowing Incoming Connections Note For full command syntax and options see Set Define Server Incoming on page 12 39...

Page 38: ...cated and Access settings Otherwise the console could be rendered useless 4 1 3 Enabling Announcements The Announcements flag tells the Server whether to broadcast local service advertisements and MOP remote console announcements to the network Normally enabled Announcements can be disabled if you don t want network users to see or connect to the local services If no services are defined the Serve...

Page 39: ...Server name be sure to echo the change in any existing NetWare print setups 4 3 2 Network Timers The LAT network timers Circuit Keepalive and Multicast as well as the Retransmit Limit are set to default values at the factory and are correct for most networks They should be changed only if you are sure the change is necessary Figure 4 5 Changing LAT Parameters 4 3 3 Node Limit The Set Define Server...

Page 40: ...al 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 which provide for Ethernet v2 Native mode 802 2 and 802 2 SNAP respectively Figure 4 8 Setting Frame Types By default Routing is enabled and all applicable e...

Page 41: ...ction Note An IP address is also required for EZWebCon use 4 5 1 IP Address To configure the Server s IP address use a command of the following form Figure 4 10 Setting the IP address One of the most common problems is that of duplicate IP addresses on the network Signs of this problem are Telnet Rlogin connections that fail soon after connecting and ARP requests that do not find a known host If t...

Page 42: ...to the service and see if typed characters are displayed on the terminal Characters typed on the service terminal should also be sent to the original port If it seems to be working properly you can try using a real print device and configure the port accordingly Recall that you will need to use the Break key or your port s local key see the Set Define Port Local command to return to the command li...

Page 43: ...for connections If the service rating were zero the service would not be available This can happen if the port is not configured for Dynamic or Remote access if connections are disabled or if the service port is in use The Show Ports All command is useful for finding out why a service is unavailable it shows port access modes login statuses and the services currently being offered After setting up...

Page 44: ...rt s name and disable any Break key processing Log the port out so that the Define commands take effect Create a print service on the port that allows connections and queueing by default and enable the server send out an identification string in network multicasts Create a print service on port 2 and enable the Server to send out an identification string in network multicasts Save the service so t...

Page 45: ...fault allows the Server to convert LF to CR LF and possibly perform tab expansion PostScript below implies binary mode Binary should be enabled for PCL jobs DLC If enabled handles NT DLC print connections EOJ If enabled appends a user configurable end of job string to every job Formfeed If enabled appends a Formfeed to print jobs LANManager Enables or disables LAN Manager access to the service LAT...

Page 46: ... connect to the service locally or from another host on the network will have to enter the service password loco to use the service to connect to the modem and dial out This option can be omitted if not desired Note For more information on port settings see Chapter 5 Since modems do not log the user out when a connection is finished you will probably want to have the Break or Local key available s...

Page 47: ... ports for network logins Note that you can configure the TCP IP security table to enable or disable network connections from certain hosts see IP Security Table on page 4 11 for more information 4 7 2 IP Security Table The Server provides an IP Security Table as a mechanism for restricting incoming and outgoing TCP IP sessions including Telnet Rlogin SLIP and RTEL The security table allows the ma...

Page 48: ...y table can be cleared with one command Figure 4 24 Clearing Security Table 4 7 2 1 Using the Security Table There are two basic rules for checking a TCP IP connection for legality First a more specific rule takes precedence over a less specific one For example if connections to 192 0 1 255 are disabled but connections to 192 0 1 78 are enabled a connection to 192 0 1 78 will succeed Second in the...

Page 49: ...P IP messages will be sent to the syslogd daemon on the host while LAT and NetWare messages will be echoed to the console of the host fileserver LAT logging requires installing the Lantronix supplied logging program on the LAT host Configuring event logging requires three steps configuring the host types setting the host to which the information will be reported and configuring which class es of e...

Page 50: ...ill be reported Security All logins and Set Privileged events are reported as well as any password failures System Booting and Initialize events are reported Modem All modem activity is reported including incoming and outgoing jobs The following example sends login and security events to a TCP IP host Figure 4 26 Set Logging Command To clear logging specify None in place of the host designation an...

Page 51: ...gure 5 1 Configuration Command Most port commands require you to be the privileged user Also many port commands require that the Define command be used rather than the Set command For a comparison of the Set Save and Define commands see Command Types on page 3 4 If you re entering a number of commands at once you may wish to enable the Command Completion characteristic When command completion is e...

Page 52: ...not overflow the receiving device s buffers The Server supports both hardware RTS CTS and software XON XOFF flow control Hardware flow control is recommended The two methods are described in the following sections Note The Server and the device with which it is communicating must agree on the type of flow control used 5 1 2 2 1 Hardware Flow Control RTS CTS When hardware flow control is used the f...

Page 53: ...iate Line Serial Speeds Consider the line speed and the serial speed of the modem if data is to be compressed the serial speed should be slightly higher than the line speed When connecting a terminal to the port ensure that the speed of the terminal matches the port speed 2 Disable Autobaud To ensure that the set speeds are always used disable any automatic speed selection or autobaud options on y...

Page 54: ...Port Access on page 12 15 can be used to customize a virtual port during the Telnet Rlogin session however these customizations cannot be saved The port reverts to the default set of characteristics once the session is closed To make configurations that apply to all virtual ports all future Telnet Rlogin connections use Define Port commands and specify zero as the port number All port settings can...

Page 55: ...e the Set Define Port Name command Figure 5 11 Assigning Port Name A default username can also be specified for a port using the Set Define Port Username command When the username is specified with the this command users will not be prompted for a username upon login Figure 5 12 displays an example Figure 5 12 Specifying a Username 5 3 Security 5 3 1 Password Restrictions Users can be required to ...

Page 56: ...hen this happens use the Set Define Port DSRlogout command Figure 5 15 Enabling Dsrlogout Normally DSR must be enabled 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 occurs 5 3 3 2 Inactivity Logout To configure a port to log out after a specified pe...

Page 57: ...2 Logging Out When you re through using the Server type Logout at the Local prompt You can also type either Ctrl D or Ctrl Z at the local prompt to log out The Server will then await another login You may remain logged into the Server with or without active sessions perpetually with a few possible exceptions Many hosts are set to log off users after a set period of inactivity this will not affect ...

Page 58: ...es If your connection is regularly dropping characters you may be able to identify the problem Note If multisessions are enabled on a port only that port can issue a Test Port for itself 6 4 Status Displays Three sets of commands can be used to view Server status displays The Show commands show the current availability of hosts and services as well as the state of the Server its ports and the loca...

Page 59: ...e s Show Server Shows the state of the Server including hardware and software addresses LAT timers session and queue limits and so on There are also available counters network events status active users ports and services and boot reloading information displays Show Services Shows the local and remote services that are available to your port subject to any group restrictions that are in place that...

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Page 61: ...IP or Telnet socket connections can be made directly to the Server ports Instructions for all three methods are provided in the following sections Please read through the entire configuration procedure before beginning Note See the man pages included with the distribution CD ROM for a full discussion of RTEL functionality and configuration LPR LPR allows the Server to look like a UNIX host that ca...

Page 62: ...irect TCP connections to its ports These connections provide 8 bit clean full duplex data communication but they do require that the user provide his or her own software The RTEL software includes an example program showing how to form these connections The TCP Socket interface does not support queueing If the resource is busy when a connection attempt is made the connection will be rejected 7 2 L...

Page 63: ... Server_PRT The rm parameter is the name of the Server in the host s address file the rp parameter is the name of the service as it exists on the Server and the sd parameter specifies the name of the directory used to hold temporary spooling files 3 Create the spooling directory using the mkdir command and make sure it is world writable Figure 7 2 Creating a Spooling Directory The mx option may be...

Page 64: ...and later This section assumes that TCP IP Simple TCP IP and Microsoft TCP IP printing have been installed on the Windows NT host 1 In the Control Panel double click the Printers icon 2 Double click the Add Printer icon 3 In the window that appears choose My computer and click Next 4 Select the Add Port button and click Next lpr PServer_PRT etc hosts ...

Page 65: ...ion refer to your Windows NT documentation for instructions on installing the Microsoft TCP IP Printing service 6 Enter the name or IP address of your Server on the first line and enter the name of your Server print service on the second line 7 Select the manufacturer and printer type ...

Page 66: ... working with First confirm that the print queue is working 10 Test the printer by choosing Yes and clicking Finish 7 2 3 LPR on AIX Hosts LPR is available on machines running IBM s AIX operating system versions 3 2 and higher Print queues on AIX hosts can be configured using either UNIX commands or the System Management Interface Tool SMIT application ...

Page 67: ...int queues 1 At the host prompt type SMIT 2 From the main window in the application choose Print Spooling 3 Choose Manage Print Server and Start the Print Server Subsystem lpd daemon 4 In the Start the Print Server Subsystem dialog box type BOTH in the first field Click OK 5 The message The lpd subsystem has been started will appear in the Output section of the next win dow Click Done To add and u...

Page 68: ...X Commands To configure and use a print queue using LPR 1 Become the superuser 2 Issue the following commands Figure 7 7 Configuring a Print Queue Using UNIX Commands Note Issuing the lpshut command will stop the HP spooling system so this command should not be performed when print jobs are active The lpadmin command adds to the print queue The accept command tells the queueing system that the que...

Page 69: ...sult with the machine 2 Create the remote printer using the following command Figure 7 9 Creating the Remote Printer 3 Configure the remote printer Figure 7 10 Configuring the Remote Printer mkdev rlp rlpconf Remote Printing Configuration Enter information for remote printers or local printers accepting remote printing requests Please enter the printer name q to quit Server_xxxxxx_P1 Is printer Se...

Page 70: ...kes no assumptions about the actual devices attached to the server Once the software is installed and connections to the Server have been configured normal UNIX print commands and queue utilities such as lpc and lpstat can be used The RTEL software is supported on seven platforms AIX on IBM RS6000 s HP UX on HP platforms RISC OS on MIPS workstations SCO on PC platforms IRIX on SGI machines Solaris...

Page 71: ...n the distribution CD ROM in tar format and can be restored into a local directory To set up the RTEL Software 1 Install the RTEL software 2 Set your current directory to the RTEL directory Figure 7 12 Restoring RTEL software Note The word cdrom in the example above should be replaced with the name of the current distribution CD ROM For MS DOS the source code will be in a single tar archive file r...

Page 72: ...dled in order regardless of size or priority This may explain why a particular host s queue seems to stop for an extended time The Show Queue display on the Server will show the order of jobs pending on the Server The host s lp or lpr utilities must be used to show jobs queued by the host 7 3 4 Setting up the RTEL Backend Filter RTEL backend filters are designed to work with BSD SYSV and AIX type ...

Page 73: ... server Please enter the server s host name ps3 A connection on the server can be specified by either a port number or a service name A port number is simpler but a service allows more flexibility Would you like to specify a p ort number or a s ervice name p p Please enter the port number 2 By default a password is not needed to connect to a service or a port Note that the word null actually means...

Page 74: ... command might display the following information Figure 7 15 lpstat t Information For an LPR type spooling system the corresponding output would look like this Figure 7 16 lpc status Information Table 7 1 Print Options Option Functionality Banner A banner page is printed before each job The banner will show the date name of the job and name of the user who requested it Binary No Line Feed processi...

Page 75: ... the service or port is available and then try again to connect To the process dumping data into the pipe device this waiting looks like flow control Eventually the connection attempt should succeed and the user data will flow through the path When the user process closes the pipe device the RTELPD daemon will detect the end of file close the network connection then restart the job cycle by waitin...

Page 76: ...tinue the installation yes This install script will create a named pipe as the interface to the RTEL software This pipe will be used as the output device for your printing 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 privileges If this is not appropriate f...

Page 77: ...d print a job the output should appear on the printer 7 3 7 Creating a SYSV Print Queue Using RTELPD To create a generic SYSV print queue using the RTEL pipe daemon 1 Create a named pipe as shown in Figure 7 17 2 Issue the following commands to create a simple queue Figure 7 20 Creating a SYSV Print Queue 3 Test the queue Ensure that the RTELPD daemon is running and print a job the output should a...

Page 78: ... 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 software to detect this condition and retry the connection Connections can also be formed to a specific port on the Server with the Telnet command s port number parameter For example to connect to serial port 3 on the Server first make sure the port is set to either Dyna...

Page 79: ...PostScript Attribute A very common problem when printing PostScript jobs from UNIX queues is including non PostScript data such as header or banner pages as part of the job When printing from a UNIX host machine verify that header and trailer pages are not sent See your host s documentation for information on preventing header and trailer pages Local DEFINE SERVICE Server_P1 POSTSCRIPT ENABLED ...

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Page 81: ...efer to your Novell documentation Lantronix also provides information on setting up NDPS in our FAQs on our support web site http www lantronix com support 8 1 Access Lists By default the Server will only scan local file servers file servers one hop away for print queues to service File servers on non local Ethernets such as those with an IPX router between themselves and the Server can be scanned...

Page 82: ...r does not use a login slot on the file server pserver does Note The pserver login uses the Server name and login password to log into the file server If the default login password is changed NetWare print queue setups must also be changed to reflect the new password Printing can be configured in one of five ways The first four methods configure the Server services as pserver devices while the fou...

Page 83: ...is located Figure 8 3 Defining the Directory Service Tree Note For an explanation of the structure of the NetWare Directory Service tree see your host documentation B Use the Set Define Protocols NetWare DSContext command to define the directory service context where the print server is located Figure 8 4 Defining the Directory Service Context C Enter the List Protocol NetWare Access command to en...

Page 84: ...s will display information about file servers printers and queues that the print server has found If a queue appears in JobPoll the print server has successfully attached to the queue If the print server does not successfully attach to the print queue see NDS Print Queue Troubleshooting on page 8 16 8 3 2 Creating Print Queues with NetWare Administra tor The NetWare Administrator management utilit...

Page 85: ...Quick Setup dialog box enter the necessary information Figure 8 10 Quick Setup Dialog Box A In the Print Server Name field enter the name of your Lantronix server B In the Printer Name field enter the name of the print service configured on your Lantronix serv er C In the Print Queue Name field enter the name of the print queue to create The name should be meaningful to your users and will not aff...

Page 86: ...nto the NetWare Public directory or ensure that the PATH variable includes the required UNICODE tables 4 Create a Novell print queue named TESTQ on the Server The following example uses an Server named Server_xxxxxx with a service named Server_xxxxxx_PCL Figure 8 11 Creating Novell Print Queue F Public QINST Q Install Logged in as ADMIN Installing on GIZA NetWare V3 xx Volume number 0 CR Enter the...

Page 87: ...a new entry add the Server name and press Enter Figure 8 15 Entering Server Name This is the name that the Server will log in as when querying the file server s print queues If you later change the Server name you will need to update the file server s If you change the login password on the Server you will need to add a password for the entry you just added Highlighting the Server name and pressin...

Page 88: ...t the Server name LAB_Server and press Enter The menu shown in Figure 8 18 appears Figure 8 18 Print Server Information Menu 10 Highlight Print Server Status Control and press Enter 11 Highlight Server Info and press Enter Figure 8 19 Server Status Menu Available Options Change Current File Server Print Queue Information Print Server Information Print Server Information Change Password Print Queue...

Page 89: ... file will be spooled to the Server for printing and should appear on the proper physical port If the print port is in use the NetWare job should be visible via the Server Show Queue display 8 3 5 Configuring Rprinter Configuring a Server service as an rprinter device prevents any other users from using the service It will be tied to the rprinter node for as long as the node is running and pserver...

Page 90: ...nformation option and press Enter Figure 8 24 Print Server Information Option You will see a list of configured print queues on the file server 3 Press Insert to create a new queue on the file server type the new queue name and press Enter Figure 8 25 Queue Name Example The name does not have to be related to the name of the Server resources but should be short and easy to remember 4 Highlight the...

Page 91: ... Options B Select Print Server Information and press Enter Figure 8 28 Print Server Information Option C Select the Server name from the list of print servers and press Enter Figure 8 29 Available Print Servers Print Queue Information Current Print Job Entries Current Queue Status Currently Attached Servers Print Queue ID Queue Operators Queue Servers Queue Users Queue Server Candidates LAB_Server...

Page 92: ...inters Menu G Highlight the Name field and enter the printer name Press Enter Figure 8 33 Name Field Print Server Information Change Password Full Name Print Server Configuration Print Server ID Print Server Operators Print Server Status Control Print Server Users Print Server Configuration File Servers to be Serviced Notify List for Printer Printer Configuration Queues Serviced By Printer Configu...

Page 93: ...pe to return to the Print Server Configuration menu 6 Select Queues Serviced by Printer and press Enter Figure 8 35 Print Server Configuration Menu 7 Highlight the desired rprinter from the list of configured rprinters and press Enter Figure 8 36 Defined Printers Menu Printer Types Parallel LPT1 Parallel LPT2 Serial COM 1 Serial COM 2 Remote Parallel LPT1 Remote Parallel LPT2 Remote Serial COM 1 R...

Page 94: ...entered on the Server for the PRINTSERVER Figure 8 38 Restarting pserver as a VAP If pserver is running as an NLM enter the following Figure 8 39 Restarting pserver as an NLM If pserver is running on a dedicated PC start it by entering the following Figure 8 40 Restarting pserver on a Dedicated PC At this point the Server will connect the port to the rprinter file server and the port is ready to p...

Page 95: ...ode will result in boot time diagnostic messages which may confuse the printer 8 6 Troubleshooting 8 6 1 QINST Print Queue Troubleshooting This troubleshooting section assumes the Novell queue was created using the QINST utility If the queue was created manually using PCONSOLE either delete the queue and re create it using QINST or verify the steps in the Creating Bindery Print Queues with QINST s...

Page 96: ...login password on the Server and the queue password on the file server match If necessary change the password on the Server Unless the passwords match the Server will not be able to log into file servers to scan for jobs Look for poor printing performance in general If there is a significant delay between NetWare jobs the delay may be a result of scanning too many file servers This delay is often ...

Page 97: ...d fffffda7 Object could not be found in the given context Check the print server name dscontext and dstree to make sure that the printer server is set up correctly with PCONSOLE fffffda5 Requested attribute could not be found Use PCONSOLE to make sure that the print server has associated printers and that the print ers have associated queues fffffd69 DS Database locked An administrator is probably...

Page 98: ...vers to scan for jobs The print server has successfully attached to the queue Type NETSTAT at the Local prompt This will display information about fileservers printers and queues that the print server has found If a queue is in JobPoll the print server has successfully attached to the queue The DSTree DSContext and DSLicense Type Show Protocol NetWare NDS This command shows the tree and the contex...

Page 99: ...e print server has associated printers and that the printers have associated queues 0xfffffd69 DS Database is locked An administrator is probably updating the database Wait a few minutes and issue the Set Protocol NetWare Reset command 0xfffffd63 The password is invalid The password for the print server object under PCON SOLE must match the Server s login password If the login password on the Serv...

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Page 101: ...llows programs to treat a LAT connection as a physical port for input and output For example a printer might be configured to use port LTA3419 which might be connected or mapped to port 1 on the Server The LAT port can be mapped to either a service or a specific port on the Server To configure LAT on your VMS host machine so that users can connect to a remote port use the LATCP program to create a...

Page 102: ... of line feeds by default To disable this behavior enter the following command Figure 9 6 Keeping Form Feeds Note See your VMS documentation for more information about terminal characteristics 9 1 2 Printing to a Service Printing using a LAT service requires the creation of three items a LAT service on the Server a LAT device application port that references the print resource and a print queue th...

Page 103: ...ing PostScript Using PostScript printers with LAT queues adds two extra steps to the host queue setup creation of a PostScript form and a reset module The reset module will contain the Ctrl D ASCII 0x4 that the printer needs to finish and eject the job 1 Create the PostScript form using the following commands where formnum is any unused form num ber Figure 9 12 Creating a PostScript Form Note Use ...

Page 104: ...cs interface Note Autoselecting printers must be locked into PostScript mode for DCPS to work correctly 9 2 Troubleshooting 9 2 1 VMS Printer Troubleshooting If a remote print queue is not functioning properly check the following items Make sure that LAT is licensed on your Server if applicable The LAT license number obtained from your dealer or Lantronix can be configured with the Set Define Prot...

Page 105: ...is enabled on the service Verify that the port characteristics such as baud rate parity and flow control match the settings needed for the printer Issue the following Server command to see if the host is attempting to make a LAT connection Figure 9 18 Monitor Queue Command When a job is active a queue entry from the VMS host to the specified service should appear As a last resort connect a termina...

Page 106: ...rom within the LPC administrative utility enter the follow ing commands to clear and reset the host queue abort queue_name clean queue_name enable queue_name and start queue_name Then kill the currently executing daemon remove all old entries in the queue enable the queue to accept new entries and restart job processing SHOW QUEUE FULL ALL queue_name note the error code nnnnnnnn SET MESSAGE SYS ME...

Page 107: ...n your Server The LAT symbiont is specified as the queue process on the VMS host Use the VMS command Show Queue Full queue_name to see the queue characteristics For DCPS there is a bidirectional path to the printer and the printer is locked into PostScript mode Lock the printer in PostScript mode and issue the Test Ser vice PostScript Count n command This command sends a job to the printer and wai...

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Page 109: ... such as zone name and job time outs so modifying these settings on the printer itself will have no effect Changes to the printer s serial port will need to be reflected in the Server port settings as well 10 1 1 Bitronics Interface Printing from a Macintosh requires bidirectional PostScript data flow Serial ports are inherently bidirectional but not all parallel ports are For that reason Lantroni...

Page 110: ...vices should be visible like any other AppleTalk printer and print queues should be able to access the Server as any other AppleTalk printer Due to the variety of software packages and their configurations setup details 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 administe...

Page 111: ...from the printer to track down the problem see Error Messages on page 10 4 Table 10 1 Troubleshooting Macintosh Printing Problem Possible Cause Explanation Remedy Special characters or bitmaps don t print correctly The printer is config ured for 7 bit characters rather than 8 bit Use the Set Define Port Character Size command to change the character size to 8 bits The print job doesn t print The p...

Page 112: ...an be configured via PostScript as well as by switches on the printer itself PostScript configuration takes precedence over the switches If you are unsure of the current saved setup check your printer manual for a way to force the printer to obey the switch settings This typically involves switching the printer to LocalTalk mode for a minute and then back to serial mode A readable error that says ...

Page 113: ...Troubleshooting Area to Check Explanation The printer is available to be selected in the Chooser Make sure the printer is in the right zone Bi directional communication Lock the printer in PostScript mode and issue the Test Service PostScript Count n command This sends a job to the printer and waits for the response ...

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Page 115: ...Windows NT 3 5 1 and later on page 7 4 for LPR configuration instructions The following sections cover DLC and NetBIOS protocol configuration for Windows NT hosts Note There are also third party LPR implementations contact Lantronix Technical Support for more information 11 1 1 DLC To use the DLC protocol you must associate the DLC characteristic with a service Figure 11 1 Enabling DLC Open the NT...

Page 116: ... is confirmed to be running properly 6 In the Print To box scroll to the Other option The following dialog box will appear Figure 11 3 Print Destinations Dialog Box 7 Choose Hewlett Packard Network Port and click OK The following dialog box will appear Figure 11 4 Hewlett Packard Network Port Dialog Box All known DLC nodes will be listed in the Card Address box 8 Select the Server hardware address...

Page 117: ...edirecting allows a user to use a service on the Server as if the Server parallel port were on the host machine To print from NetBIOS you will need to redirect a port 1 Choose one of the lpt ports to redirect typically the ports to choose from will be lpt1 through lpt4 Make sure that the chosen port doesn t currently have a printer connected to it 2 Double click the DOS Command Prompt icon to open...

Page 118: ... box 7 Click the Print To menu arrow to view its pull down menu and select the lpt port you wish to redi rect Click the OK button in each print dialog displayed Note Windows NT versions prior to 3 51 do not ship with a basic text only printer driver If you wish to print to a terminal for testing purposes you ll need to use some type of line printer driver and will see the embedded print codes 8 If...

Page 119: ...t actually change the 45 second timeout period If you are unable to change your timeout period try using LPR instead Windows NT supports printing via AppleTalk and LAN Manager However the Server and NT AppleTalk implementations are not compatible at this time the Server cannot accept AppleTalk jobs from Windows NT hosts ...

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Page 121: ...e optional parameters Multiple optional parameters from each set of brackets can be entered in any order or combination on a single command line or items in brackets may be left out of the command entirely Curly braces indicate that one and only one of the items enclosed within each set of braces must be used to complete the command 12 2 Command Line Interface Command line entry is both simple and...

Page 122: ...have been configured Table 12 1 Line Editing Keys Key Purpose Return Executes the current command line Delete Deletes the character before the cursor Ctrl A Toggles insert overstrike modes Overstrike is on by default Ctrl D Logs out of the Server Ctrl E Moves cursor to end of line Ctrl H or Backspace Moves cursor to the beginning of the line Ctrl R Re displays the current command Ctrl U Deletes th...

Page 123: ... entry from the NetWare access list Examples Local PURGE PROTOCOL NETWARE ACCESS ALL Local CLEAR PROTO NET ACC LAB_FS4 See Also Set Define Protocols NetWare Access page 12 31 Show Monitor List Protocols page 12 64 NetWare Access Lists page 4 4 Access Lists page 8 1 12 3 3 Clear Purge Service Removes a defined service from the Server The login service can not be deleted via the Clear Purge commands...

Page 124: ...ear Purge SNMP Removes entries from the SNMP security table Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters All Removes all table entries CommunityName The only valid community name is public Examples Local CLEAR SNMP public See Also Set Define SNMP page 12 61 Show Monitor List SNMP page 12 72 Simple Network Manage...

Page 125: ...ervice settings remain unchanged until the Server is rebooted To make a permanent change that takes effect immediately 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 12 7 Fg Fg is functionally equivalent to the Finger command It is provided for UNIX compatibility 12 8 Fi...

Page 126: ...Help system Enter Help with no parameters to see a list of all available commands Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions The help processor only shows the help text for the commands that the user is privileged to use To see all help text become the privileged user Parameters command Gives general information about the command and lists any parameters parameter Gives m...

Page 127: ...er Status will show the time pending until a scheduled reboot Factory Causes the Server to reload the factory settings In addition to Set configurations all Saved and Defined settings will be cleared Note A Factory Init clears all settings not enabled by default including NDS and LAT licensing After the initialization you will have to re enter the licenses Noboot Forces the Server to remain in the...

Page 128: ...PS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to logout a port other than your own Examples Local LOGOUT Local LOGOUT PORT 2 12 13 Man The Man command is functionally identical to the Help command on page 12 6 It is provided for UNIX compatibility 12 14 Mode The Mode command is provided for DOS compatibility it configures the serial port parameters with b...

Page 129: ... any key See the corresponding Show commands for details and options 12 16 Netstat The Netstat command shows the currently active network connections Information is displayed for the AppleTalk LAT LAN Manager NetWare and TCP IP protocols This information is primarily meant for debugging network problems Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 12 17 Ping Ping sends a TCP IP request ...

Page 130: ...ith their corresponding Clear commands 12 19 Remove Queue Removes requests for local services from that service s queue Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters All Removes all requests in the local Server queue Entry number Removes the specified queue entry Use the Show Queue command to display the queues a...

Page 131: ...ave Service print4me will save any options configured with Set commands for a service named print4me since the Server booted Note You cannot save the login service you must use the Define Server Incoming command to make it permanent Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4P1 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Errors Save without a parameter is inva...

Page 132: ...gin ports Unless noted IPsecurity features are disabled by default Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters IPaddress Specifies the IP address to restrict based on the additional parameters entered The IP address can be a full IP address such as 192 0 1 80 It can also be expressed as a partial address such as 192 0 1 255 to ...

Page 133: ...nections SLIP Restricts SLIP sessions for the specified address or range of addresses Examples Local SET IPSEC ADDR 192 0 1 255 INC ENA OUT DIS Local SET IPSEC 134 0 1 255 Port 3 5 7 See Also Clear Purge IPsecurity page 12 2 Show Monitor List IPsecurity page 12 62 IP Security Table page 4 11 12 22 Set Define Logging Controls error and event logging on the Server A destination host must be defined ...

Page 134: ...log host name Commands Logs all commands that users type Modem Logs all incoming and outgoing modem activity including modem jobs Network Logs network events This is useful when diagnosing network problems Printer Logs printer related activities on line off line conditions job status etc Security Logs authorization related activity such as user logins System Logs system related activity including ...

Page 135: ...rs between 1 and the total number of physical ports Lists of ports must be separated by commas Ranges of ports must be separated by a dash Note In the absence of a PortList or the All parameter the configuration will affect the current port only Dynamic The port can both initiate and receive connection requests Local The port may initiate connections to services and only local logins are permitted...

Page 136: ...terface page 10 1 12 24 3 Set Define Port Character Size Sets the number of bits per character for the serial port Character size defaults to 8 bits Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to change the character size of a port other than your own Errors Autobaud will only work for 8 bits or for 7 bits with Even parity Parameters PortList All Specifies a...

Page 137: ...be separated by commas Ranges of ports must be separated by a dash Note In the absence of a PortList or the All parameter the configuration will affect the current port only Examples Local SET PORT COMMAND ENABLED See Also Command Line Interface page 12 1 Show Monitor List Ports page 12 63 Command Line Interface page 1 3 12 24 5 Set Define Port DSRlogout When enabled the port will be logged out wh...

Page 138: ... by default Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command DTRwait cannot be configured for Virtual ports Port 0 Errors Hardware flow control and DTRwait cannot be simultaneously active on six wire terminal servers the EPS4 ETS8 and ETS16 models DTRwait also cannot be specified with Modem Control Parameters PortList All Specifies a particula...

Page 139: ...rt numbers are specified with integers between 1 and the total number of physical ports Lists of ports must be separated by commas Ranges of ports must be separated by a dash Note In the absence of a PortList or the All parameter the configuration will affect the current port only CTS Specifies CTS RTS hardware flow control Disabled Deactivates the configured flow control method Enabled Specifies ...

Page 140: ...Server Inactivity Timer page 12 38 Show Monitor List Ports page 12 63 Inactivity Logout page 5 6 12 24 9 Define Port Modem Control Specifies whether modem control lines are to be used Modem Control must be disabled to use DSRlogout Modem Control implies DSRlogout in that the Server will attempt to log out any connections if the port s DSR signal drops Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 The EPS...

Page 141: ...sical ports Lists of ports must be separated by commas Ranges of ports must be separated by a dash Note In the absence of a PortList or the All parameter the configuration will affect the current port only portname A 16 character name composed of alphanumeric characters or the underscore _ character The default is Port_n where n is the port number If the name is not enclosed in quotation marks it ...

Page 142: ...ta stream If passflow is enabled XON XOFF characters which may be needed for flow control will be allowed to pass though to the remote device unchanged Passflow is disabled by default Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 Errors Only works when XON XOFF flow control is enabled Parameters PortList All Specifies a particular port or group of ports or all ports Port numbers are specified with intege...

Page 143: ...rictions page 5 5 12 24 14 Set Define Port Printer Controls whether the Server will check to make sure the port is online before sending data to it In the case of serial ports online is defined as the presence of the DSR signal Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters PortList All Specifies a particular port...

Page 144: ...nce of a PortList or the All parameter the configuration will affect the current port only See Also Show Monitor List Ports page 12 63 12 24 16 Set Define Port Speed Configures what baud rate will be used for connections to and from this port Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters PortList All Specifies a particular port o...

Page 145: ... only See Also Set Define Port Parity page 12 21 Set Define Port Character Size page 12 16 Show Monitor List Ports page 12 63 Parity Character Size and Stop Bits page 5 4 12 24 18 Set Define Port Type Describes the type of device connected to the port Applies To EPS2 100 EPS4 100 Parameters PortList All Specifies a particular port or group of ports or all ports Port numbers are specified with inte...

Page 146: ... separated by commas Ranges of ports must be separated by a dash Note In the absence of a PortList or the All parameter the configuration will affect the current port only username A username can be up to 16 characters long The name is converted to all uppercase unless it is enclosed in quotes None Removes any previously configured username No username is configured by default Examples Local SET P...

Page 147: ...orts must be separated by a dash Note In the absence of a PortList or the All parameter the configuration will affect the current port only See Also Show Monitor List Ports page 12 63 Other Port Characteristics page 5 5 Port Messages page HIDDEN 12 25 Set Define Printer Type Sets the printer type for the parallel port s Applies To EPS1 EPS2 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this ...

Page 148: ... cannot become privileged Parameters Override Forces the current port to become the privileged port the previously privileged port loses the privilege Examples Local SET NOPRIVILEGED Password system not echoed Local SET PRIVILEGED OVERRIDE Password system not echoed See Also Set Define Server Privileged Password page 12 46 Privileged Password page 3 8 12 27 Set Define Protocols Commands 12 27 1 De...

Page 149: ...K ZONE AcctZone See Also Show Monitor List Protocols page 12 64 AppleTalk Server Parameters page 4 2 12 27 2 Define Protocols IP Enables or Disables the IP protocol and allows configuration of other IP parameters Some parameters may be duplicates of Set Server commands the functionality is identical See the Set Server commands for descriptions of the parameters not explained here Applies To EPS1 E...

Page 150: ... EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command See Also LAN Manager page 2 3 12 27 4 Set Define Protocols LAT Enables or Disables the LAT protocol and allows the Server administrator to enter the string needed to enable LAT functionality The license number must be entered before any LAT functionality is available Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 ...

Page 151: ...is command Enabled Disabled can only be configured using the Define command Parameters Access Allows configuration of a list of fileservers that the Server will contact for print jobs By default only fileservers on the local network will be queried this command can be used to add or remove additional fileservers SET DEFINE PROTOCOLS NETWARE ENABLED DISABLED ACCESS ALL fileserver LOCAL DSCONTEXT co...

Page 152: ...ing Enter the license string obtained from Lantronix to enable NDS on your Server DSTree Configures the NetWare Directory Service tree in which the Server is located treeString Specify the NDS tree using up to 47 alphanumeric characters Encapsulation In conjunction with the Routing option this option configures which frame types the Server will pay attention to When routing is enabled all frame ty...

Page 153: ...oot time fileserver The fileserver name can be up to 8 characters long The null string returns the setting to undefined None Clears the previously configured loadhost Poll Sets the poll interval in seconds for print jobs The default interval is 60 seconds num Enter a number from 1 to 255 Printserver Configure the fileserver to which the Server will be dedicated for Rprinter operation pserver The p...

Page 154: ...cc0850 Local DEFINE PROTOCOLS NETWARE LOADHOST LAB_FS4 Local DEFINE PROTOCOLS NETWARE PRINTSERVER LAB_FS4 Local DEFINE PROTOCOLS NETWARE ENCAPSULATION ETHER_II DISABLED See Also Set Define Protocols NetWare page 12 31 Set Define Server NetWare Loadhost page 12 43 Set Define Server NetWare Printserver page 12 44 Set Define Server Software page 12 50 Show Monitor List Protocols page 12 64 NetWare pa...

Page 155: ...ot time Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command See Also Set Define Server RARP page 12 48 Editing the Boot Parameters page 3 7 12 28 4 Set Define Server Buffering Specifies the size of buffer in bytes to use for network connections The Server s default setting should be sufficient for most cases The size can be incre...

Page 156: ...imerValue Specify a timer value from 30 to 200 milliseconds The default is 80 milliseconds Examples Local SET SERVER CIRCUIT TIMER 55 See Also LAT page 2 4 12 28 6 Set Define Server DHCP Enables or disables querying for a DHCP host at system boot time Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Errors Configuring an IP ad...

Page 157: ...tting Examples Local SET SERVER GATEWAY 192 0 1 27 Local SET SERVER SECONDARY GATEWAY 192 0 1 10 See Also Set Define Server Subnet Mask page 12 52 Show Monitor List Protocols page 12 64 TCP IP page 2 5 TCP IP Server Parameters page 4 5 12 28 8 Set Define Server Host Limit Configures the maximum number of TCP IP hosts about which the Server will keep information Only hosts seen with rwho broadcasts...

Page 158: ...VER IDENTIFICATION Googol Company LAT Box See Also Set Define Protocols LAT page 12 30 Show Monitor List Protocols page 12 64 Show Monitor List Server page 12 68 Server Identification page 4 3 12 28 10 Set Define Server Inactivity Timer Sets the period of time after which a port with Inactivity Logout enabled is considered inactive and automatically logged out Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 10...

Page 159: ...sessi ons from remote hosts It also removes any LAT created 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 Disables incoming LAT and Telnet connections the default It also removes any LAT created or Both created service and the ability to log in using LAT Nopassword ...

Page 160: ...privileged user to use this command Errors Configuring an IP address will automatically disable DHCP Parameters IPaddress Enter the address in standard numeric format Examples Local SET SERVER IPADDRESS 192 0 1 49 See Also Set Define Server Console page HIDDEN Set Define Server Subnet Mask page 12 52 Show Monitor List Server page 12 68 Show Monitor List Protocols page 12 64 TCP IP page 2 5 Dynamic...

Page 161: ...xt host names can be used Examples Local DEFINE SERVER LOADHOST 193 23 71 49 Local DEFINE SERVER SECONDARY LOADHOST 192 0 1 89 See Also Show Monitor List Server page 12 68 Reloading Operational Software page 3 7 Editing the Boot Parameters page 3 7 12 28 15 Set Define Server Lock Controls whether or not local users rare permitted to Lock their ports When a port is locked the active session or conn...

Page 162: ...yp not echoed Verification platyp not echoed Local See Also Set Define Port Password page 12 22 Login Password page 3 9 12 28 17 Set Define Server Maintenance Password Specifies the password that allows remote NCP connections to the Server The maintenance password is only used by the MOP protocol itself it is not needed for user level logins Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 ...

Page 163: ...e Specifies the name of the Server Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters ServerName Enter a string of up to 16 alphanumeric characters Print server names are restricted further by service name constraints They re typically servername_text or servername_p1 but they may not exceed 16 characters including th...

Page 164: ... the name of the print server VAP NLM running on the NetWare file server This is necessary when setting up the Server as an RPRINTER client Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters ServerName Enter a name of up to 8 characters The null string returns the setting to undefined None Clears the previously config...

Page 165: ... will be slowly pruned down to the new value Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters limit The Server can be limited to between 0 and 200 hosts The default is 50 nodes None No limit is imposed Examples Local SET SERVER NODE LIMIT 6 See Also Show Monitor List Server page 12 68 Node Limit page 4 3 12 28 24 Se...

Page 166: ...on the command line the user will be prompted for it it will not be displayed Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters passwd Enter a password of up to 6 alphanumeric characters Examples Local SET SERVER PRIVILEGED PASSWORD yodel See Also Set Privileged Noprivileged page 12 28 Set Define Server Password Limi...

Page 167: ... connect requests come in after the limit is reached they will be rejected Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters limit A value between 0 and 32 the default If 0 is specified queueing is not allowed and only the user with possession of the service may use it None There will be no limit except for the Serve...

Page 168: ...be the privileged user to use this command Parameters Always The Server will reload flash each time it boots Default The Server will only reload flash when told to do so the default See Also Initialize page 12 7 Reloading Operational Software page 3 7 12 28 30 Set Define Server Retransmit Limit Specifies the number of retries attempted if a network message receives no acknowledgment This limit may...

Page 169: ...fied with the num parameter all serial characters received in that cycle are passed to the network and the timer resets Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Errors This command has no effect when used from the Local prompt Parameters num Enter the number of milliseconds for the delay The range is 10 to 200 msec and is rounded to th...

Page 170: ... boot without sending any status messages to the console port unless there are errors By default the Server prints status messages Note This command only works with BOOT ROM versions Applies To EPS2 100 EPS4 100 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command See Also Show Monitor List Server page 12 68 Editing the Boot Parameters page 3 7 12 28 35 Set Define Server Software Speci...

Page 171: ...oot time otherwise you must use an IP address Both the Telnet and NCP consoles are available at the time the Server attempts to download the startupfile if there is a problem with the download you can still log into the Server and determine what went wrong Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters host filena...

Page 172: ...n IP subnet mask for the Server or overrides the subnet automatically created when the IP address was configured The mask is applied to target IP addresses to determine whether the destination address is on the local network segment If it is not the Server s gateway host will be accessed to provide the connection Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the ...

Page 173: ... up to 12 alphanumeric characters The default service name is based on the Server name See Also Clear Purge Service page 12 3 Show Monitor List Services page 12 72 Creating Services page 4 6 12 29 2 Set Define 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 Appli...

Page 174: ...Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command See Also Clear Purge Service page 12 3 Show Monitor List Services page 12 72 12 29 5 Set Define Service Default Configures which of the Server default services are enabled and which service if any has DLC enabled If a particular default service is disabled it will not be created at boot time If it is enabled it will be created but wi...

Page 175: ...t Define Server Name page 12 43 Set Define Service DLC page 12 55 Creating Services page 4 6 Installation Guide 12 29 6 Set Define Service DLC Specifies that the service will handle DLC print requests from Windows NT hosts Note that only one service on the Server can have DLC enabled at any time Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to...

Page 176: ...s Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 See Also Clear Purge Service page 12 3 Show Monitor List Services page 12 72 12 29 9 Set Define Service Identification Specifies an identification string for this service to be sent by the Server in multicast messages Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Par...

Page 177: ...s To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command See Also Clear Purge Service page 12 3 Show Monitor List Services page 12 72 Printing from LAT page 9 1 12 29 12 Set Define Service NetWare Enables or disables NetWare access to the specified service Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privi...

Page 178: ... or Disabled is specified the ports listed will be added or removed from the port list respectively If neither option is given the ports listed will replace the old list Ports offering a service must be in the correct access mode for connections to succeed Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters PortList Al...

Page 179: ... You must be the privileged user to use this command See Also Clear Purge Service page 12 3 Show Monitor List Services page 12 72 12 29 16 Set Define Service PSConvert Controls whether the Server will place a PostScript wrapper around each job The Server will try to detect if the job is already PostScript in which case it would not add an additional wrapper Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 M...

Page 180: ...r List Services page 12 72 12 29 19 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 Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Parameters portnum Enter a socket number between 4000 and 4999 None Cle...

Page 181: ... 60 Show Monitor List Services page 12 72 TCP Telnet Service Sockets page 4 8 12 30 Set Define SNMP Configures a community name and an access mode for SNMP Read read access only Both read and write access or None no SNMP requests allowed Each community name has an access restriction associated with it if an SNMP command comes in with an unknown name or an unauthorized command an SNMP error reply w...

Page 182: ...splayed including the direction of concern and the list of ports affected by the entry Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 Errors An error is returned if there are no IP security table entries See Also Clear Purge IPsecurity page 12 2 Set Define IPsecurity page 12 12 Security page 2 10 IP Security Table page 4 11 Status Displays page 6 2 12 31 2 Show Monitor List Logging Displays the current or...

Page 183: ... valid with List Counters is also not valid for virtual ports Parameters All Displays information about all ports Access Displays information about all local ports having a particular access type portnum Displays information about a specified port Characteristics Displays the port s settings such as baud rate parity preferred services name username and group codes Counters Displays the port s loca...

Page 184: ...0 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use this command Errors Counters is not valid with List Parameters AppleTalk Displays counters and status messages specific to the AppleTalk protocol Nodes Displays AppleTalk nodes their hardware addresses status and uptime Zones Displays available AppleTalk zones including those learned via routers Local Displays only tho...

Page 185: ... serviced the Server attaches to the fileserver If the Server can t attach it can t ser vice the queue 3 Couldn t connect to a fileserver If the Server hears from a fileserver that matches its own access list it will try to connect to the fileserver and scan for print queues If the connection does not go through there may be security or license limit issues 4 Couldn t log out of the fileserver Thi...

Page 186: ...eserver that the Server can t access 12 Couldn t open a file on the fileserver This is not a serious error 13 Unused should be 0 Table 12 4 NDS Failure Reasons Bit NDS Error Reason 0 Success 1 Print server ran out of memory 2 Unexpected response from file server 3 Unexpected response from file server 4 No printers found for the print server 5 No queue found for the printer 6 Login failed 7 Authent...

Page 187: ... Set Define Protocols Commands page 12 28 Status Displays page 6 2 12 31 5 Show Monitor Queue Displays the entries in a particular local service s connect queue if it exists Particular sets of queues or entries can be selected with the parameters Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restrictions You must be the privileged user to use the Monitor Queue command Table 12 5 ICMP Fai...

Page 188: ...es Local SHOW QUEUE Port 2 Local MONITOR QUEUE Service lab5 See Also Set Define Server Queue Limit page 12 47 Status Displays page 6 2 12 31 6 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 reboot The Counter fields are described below Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 Restr...

Page 189: ...ommands 12 69 Characteristics Displays the LAT network settings the IP addresses the Server s enabled characteristics for example Broadcast and the local limits such as password queue and session This is the default if no parameter is used ...

Page 190: ...ple bits 2 and 3 are set Table 12 6 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 collisions Bad Destination Counts packets that the Server received for an unsupported protocol These are generally multicasts or broadcast pack ets frequently seen unknown protocols include LAVC an...

Page 191: ... for a text hostname Packet received with an invalid 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 an invalid data header 4 Carrier sense was lost during transmission Receive packet could not be accommodated due to lack of available receive buffer...

Page 192: ...ble by the current port service Displays any known information about this service Wild cards are permitted Characteristics Displays the service s rating group codes and if the service is local the service ports and service flags such as Queueing Connections and Password Status Displays the service name offering node availability status and ident string Summary Displays the service ident string and...

Page 193: ...rictions You must be the privileged user to use the Monitor users command See Also Set Define Port Username page 12 26 Status Displays page 6 2 12 31 10 Show Version Displays operating software version information Applies To EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS1 MPS100 LPS1 See Also Set Define Server Software page 12 50 Reloading Operational Software page 3 7 Status Displays page 6 2 12 32 Source Attem...

Page 194: ...n the fileserver s login directory Verify Causes each command from the downloaded file to be echoed before execution Examples Local SOURCE ALVAX start com veri Local SOURCE labsun start com Local SOURCE LABFS4 SYS LOGIN Server COM See Also Set Define Server Software page 12 50 Installation Guide 12 33 Stty The Stty command is functionally identical to the Set Ports and Show Ports commands If used ...

Page 195: ...ss If text names are used only LAT service names can be resolved to hardware addresses Examples Local TEST LOOP 45 a2 ed 48 12 3c Local TEST LOOP 12 68 df ea 38 c5 HELP REC ASS 78 23 ad 2c 11 4e Local TEST LOOP LABVAX 12 36 Test Port Tests a port s connection by sending a continuous stream of ASCII alphabetic characters from the port for a certain number of lines If no width or count is specified ...

Page 196: ...ort instead of ASCII data The Count parameter controls the number of pages to print in this case and the Width parameter is ignored Width Breaks the stream of ASCII characters into lines that are each width characters long The width value can range from 1 to 133 The default is 70 characters Examples Local TEST Port Local TEST Port 4 WIDTH 45 COUNT 5 12 37 Test Service Tests a connection to a LAT s...

Page 197: ...d it should echo the PostScript data back to the Server and issue a status message on the result of the test Note Autosensing printers must be locked into PostScript mode for this test to succeed Width Breaks the stream of ASCII characters into lines that are each width characters long The width value can range from one to 133 The default is 70 characters Examples Local TEST Service ALEX COUNT 100...

Page 198: ...l port node and Server counters Port portnum Zeroes counters for events associated with the specified serial or virtual port including SLIP events Examples Local ZERO COUNTER NODE vax5 Local ZERO COUNTERS Port 2 See Also Show Monitor List Ports Counters page 12 63 ...

Page 199: ...figuration including the information from a Netstat command Description of the problem Debug report stack dump if applicable Status of the unit when the problem occurred please try to include information on user and network activity at the time of the problem A 2 Full Contact Information Address 15353 Barranca Parkway Irvine CA 92618 USA Phone 949 453 3990 Fax 949 453 3995 World Wide Web http www ...

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Page 201: ... up diagnostic failure hard ware failure Note which LED is blinking and its color then contact your dealer or Lantronix Technical Sup port The Server boots but does not try to load the Flash ROM code Press the Test Reset button Set DIP switch 4 to Verbose mode A brief description of the prob lem will be queued to the parallel port and printed Network Error The ACT LED will blink yellow 2 3 times p...

Page 202: ...If the DHCP server doesn t list your Server IP address there may be a problem Table B 3 BOOTP Troubleshooting Area to Check Explanation BOOTP is in your system s etc services file BOOTP must be an uncommented line in etc ser vices The Server is in the load host s etc hosts file The Server must be in this file for the host to answer a BOOTP or TFTP request The download file is in the correct direct...

Page 203: ... 5 General Printing Problems Area to Check Explanation Physical connections To test a non PostScript printer use the Test Port Server Count 100 command This command will send 100 lines of test data out the parallel port so you can see if the printer is receiving data Service characteristics Use the Show Service Local Characteristics command from the Server Local prompt to see if the desired servic...

Page 204: ...inter to verify that the Server is com municating with the printer If the printer is capable of bidirectional communication use the Test Service Server_xxxxxx_PS PostScript Count 5 command This will transfer data both to and from the printer Autoselection must be disabled and the printer must be configured as a PostScript printer for this test to succeed The printer is configured to use 8 bit char...

Page 205: ...elated firmware and soft ware 5 From the available files select Latest firmware for EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS 100 and LPS1 Ethernet Print Servers 6 Click the Submit button You will go to a page that describes the selected software file 7 If this is the correct file click the Download EPS1 EPS2 EPS2 100 EPS4 100 MPS 100 and LPS1 Firmware VX X X Binary link If it is not the correct file use yo...

Page 206: ...ize Reload command to ensure that you are reloading the correct software file C 2 1 Reloading Sequence If DHCP BOOTP or RARP is enabled on the Server the Server will request assistance from a DHCP BOOTP or RARP server before starting the download attempts The Server will then try TFTP NetWare and MOP booting in that order provided that it has enough information to try each download method Download...

Page 207: ...ttempting to boot across an IP router you must configure the router to proxy ARP for the Server or use the bootgateway feature For more information see Define Bootgateway in the Commands chapter C 2 1 2 NetWare The MPS SYS file should be placed in the login directory on the NetWare file server The Server cannot actually log into the file server since it knows no username password it can only acces...

Page 208: ...e server directories TFTP Check the file and directory permissions Ensure the loadhost name and address are specified correctly and that their cases match those of the filenames on the host system Ensure the file and path names are enclosed in quotes to pre serve case Ensure that TFTP is enabled on the host several major UNIX vendors ship their systems with TFTP disabled by default MOP Ensure that...

Page 209: ... For example in a university setting the backbone might be the cable that runs to all the buildings that need network access Local sub networks and devices are attached to the main backbone BOOTP 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 and waits for ...

Page 210: ...tween networks 192 0 1 and 196 0 1 See subnet mask hardware address Every node has a hardware address that is unique across all networks If you know a node s hardware address you should be able to identify the exact piece of equipment that goes with it Hardware addresses are generally set up by the company that manufactured the equipment and should never change The hardware address is usually spec...

Page 211: ...ceiver between a Thinwire network cable and an AUI cable or a Thickwire cable and an AUI cable It consists of the physical adapter as well as the circuitry needed to convert signals from one medium to the other MOP Maintenance Operations Protocol MOP is a Digital protocol for Ethernet network traffic The protocol is used for remote communications between hosts and devices on the network Terminal s...

Page 212: ...isk file servers and so on network address The identifier for a node Every node has a hardware address that is unique across all networks and for TCP IP networks an IP address that is unique on the network See hardware address and IP address node Any intelligent device connected to the network This includes terminal servers host computers and any other devices that are directly connected to the ne...

Page 213: ...otocol RIP packets along with SAP packets allow the Server to broadcast its known routes and services to the network and obtain this information from other routers on the network Rlogin An application that provides a terminal interface between usually UNIX hosts using the TCP IP network protocol Unlike Telnet Rlogin assumes the remote host is or behaves like a UNIX machine Rlogin can also be confi...

Page 214: ... is providing and which users are connected to them The concept of services is specific to LAT and local area networks TCP IP and other wide area networks have no such facility The service will occasionally be used to refer to anything that can be connected whether LAT or not SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP allows a TCP IP host running an SNMP application to query other nodes for netw...

Page 215: ...ate product added later as on VMS machines Telnet An application that provides a terminal interface between hosts using the TCP IP network protocol It has been standardized so that Telnetting to any host should give you an interactive terminal session regardless of the remote host type or operating system Note that this is very different from the LAT software which allows only local network access...

Page 216: ...tions networked printers and in networks where the nodes are all relatively close to each other transceiver The physical device that interfaces between the network and the local node When talking about networks the term transceiver generally refers to any connector that actively converts signals between the network and the local node An example of a transceiver is a MAU TSM Terminal Server Manager...

Page 217: ...arameters 3 7 BOOTP 3 7 8 19 7 G 1 Troubleshooting B 2 Break 4 10 Broadcast 4 1 C Character size 5 4 Circuit timer 4 3 12 36 Clear command 3 5 Command completion 1 2 3 3 Command Keyword 802_2 12 31 Access 12 15 12 63 Announcements 12 34 AppleTalk 12 28 Autobaud 12 21 Banner 12 53 Binary 12 54 Bitronics 12 16 Bootgateway 12 35 BOOTP 12 35 Bootparams 12 68 Buffering 12 35 Character size 12 16 Charac...

Page 218: ...2 14 12 28 Parity 12 21 Passflow 12 22 Password 12 22 12 23 12 39 12 42 12 46 12 58 12 74 Password limit 12 45 Ping 12 9 Port 12 11 12 15 12 27 12 58 12 63 12 77 PostScript 12 59 12 75 12 76 Printer 12 11 12 27 Printserver 12 44 Privileged 12 28 12 46 12 74 Prompt 12 46 Protocols 12 28 12 34 PSConvert 12 59 Purge 3 5 12 10 Queue 12 10 12 67 Queue limit 12 47 RARP 12 48 Reload 12 7 12 48 Remote 12 ...

Page 219: ... service option 4 9 Ethernet G 7 Ethernet Address 1 2 Ethernet address 2 5 EtherTalk 9 1 10 1 11 1 Event logging 4 13 12 13 12 62 EZWebCon 1 3 3 1 8 1 F Factory defaults restoring 3 7 Fast Ethernet 12 24 G 7 Fg command 12 5 Filters input output 7 2 Finger 2 7 12 5 Flash B 1 6 8 Flash ROM 1 3 G 2 Flow control 4 10 5 2 9 5 12 19 Setting 5 3 Formfeed service option 4 9 Frame types 2 8 12 31 FTP 5 G G...

Page 220: ...ng 7 1 LTA LAT application ports 9 1 9 4 M Macintosh print troubleshooting 10 3 Maintenance NCP password 3 9 Man command 12 8 Manual using 1 4 MAU G 1 G 3 G 8 Menu mode 5 5 MIBs 2 6 Mode command 12 8 Modem Control 4 10 12 20 DTRwait 5 5 General 4 10 5 6 Monitor command 3 5 12 9 12 62 12 73 MOP 4 5 7 G 3 MTU G 3 Multicast 2 4 G 3 G 6 Timer 4 3 12 43 N Named pipe interface 7 2 Nameserver 1 1 1 2 4 5...

Page 221: ...Talk 10 1 10 4 LAT 9 3 Service option 4 9 Troubleshooting B 3 UNIX 7 14 7 19 Power Troubleshooting B 1 Print queue 7 2 Print troubleshooting B 3 Printer type 12 27 Printing Digital Network Port 11 1 LAN Manager 11 1 LAT 9 2 lpr 7 2 NetBIOS 11 4 NetWare 8 2 PCL from NetWare 8 15 PostScript 7 19 8 15 9 3 10 1 RTEL troubleshooting 7 18 SMIT 7 7 Privileged password 3 8 6 2 12 28 12 46 Problem report p...

Page 222: ...Commands 12 53 12 61 Default 12 54 Disconnect 4 7 LAT 9 2 Modem setup 4 10 Password 4 10 7 18 Preconfigured 4 6 Queue 12 67 Rating 4 7 Removing 12 3 12 39 Setup 4 6 4 8 TCP Telnet 4 8 Service options 4 9 Session Disconnect 4 7 Limit 4 1 Set command 3 4 Show command 3 5 12 62 12 73 Signal check 5 6 12 23 SLIP 1 2 SMIT lpr on AIX hosts 7 6 using 7 7 SNMP 2 6 12 12 12 61 G 6 Security 2 7 4 13 Traps 2...

Page 223: ... 9 4 Macintosh Printing 10 3 PostScript B 3 Power up B 1 Printing B 3 RARP B 3 RTEL 7 18 VMS 9 4 Windows NT 11 4 TSM 1 2 G 8 U UNIX G 7 Host setup 7 1 7 19 RTEL troubleshooting 7 18 UNIX printing lpr 7 1 7 2 RTEL 7 2 TCP socket connections 7 2 Using AppleTalk 10 2 Updating software 5 Username 6 1 Users showing 6 3 V Verify 12 26 Virtual port 4 11 5 4 G 3 VMS 9 1 9 6 G 7 Printing using AppleTalk 10...

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