CHAPTER 7 NETBIOS PEER-TO-PEER PRINTING
7-2
Print / Fax 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 / Fax 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
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NT
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4.0/2000/XP systems may receive "Printer is busy"
error messages when more that one person attempts to access the FAX/MFC. In
this instance Brother has 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 / Fax 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 / Fax server automatically has a
default workgroup/domain name of "WORKGROUP". If you need to change
name, you can configure the Brother Print / Fax 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 / Fax 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 / Fax server may
take several minutes to appear in the network neighborhood. You will also find
that the Print / Fax 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.
