CHAPTER 4 NETBIOS PEER-TO-PEER PRINTING
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Print Server Configuration
In order for this function to work, you must correctly change the DOMAIN name or
WORKGROUP name to match that of your network. Once this is done, the print
server will appear automatically in your network neighborhood and you will be able
to send print documents to it without having to install additional software. However,
in some instances you may find that your Windows 95/98/Me and Windows
NT4.0/2000 systems may receive "Printer is busy" error messages when more that
one person attempts to access the print. In this instance Brother have provided the
"Brother NetBIOS Port Monitor" software which allows users to continue spooling
print jobs while the printer is busy, down or out of paper. The port monitor will hold
the jobs until the printer is again available
When you install Windows 95/98/Me you are asked which workgroup you belong to,
the default workgroup name for Windows 95/98/Me is "WORKGROUP", however
you could change this to anything you want. With Windows NT, Microsoft
introduced the concept of "Domains". A domain offers centralized security
management where as a workgroup offers distributed security management. The
print server does not care if your network consists of a Workgroup or a Domain, the
only thing you must tell it is the name of the workgroup or domain. The Brother print
server automatically has a default workgroup/domain name of "WORKGROUP". If
you need to change name, you can configure the Brother print server to recognize
this. There are four ways of doing this (If you are unsure about the name of your
workgroup or domain, look in the identification tab in your network applet).
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Use BRAdmin (This utility can use the TCP/IP protocol or Netware IPX
protocol - no file server necessary.)
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Use a Web browser, (the print server must have a valid IP address and your
computer must also have a valid IP address); you can configure the IP address
by using BRAdmin.
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TELNET, again your computer and printer must have a valid IP address.
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Use BRCONFIG for DOS (this utility requires a Netware file server and the
IPX protocol).
Because of the way that Microsoft networks work, the print server may take several
minutes to appear in the network neighborhood. You will also find that the print
server may take several minutes to disappear from the network neighborhood even if
the printer is switched off. This is a feature of Microsoft workgroup and domain
based networks.
