Digital Equipment RapidPrint 500, Справочное руководство

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Introduction Protocol Support
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1 - Introduction
The RapidPrint 500 is a multi-protocol print server that provides shared network access to printers
for a variety of network protocols and operating systems.
1.1 Protocol Support
The RapidPrint 500 supports five industry-standard network protocols:
• AppleTalk
AppleTalk allows networked Apple Macintosh computers to see devices attached to
the RapidPrint 500 and access them as they would any networked printer.
• LAN Manager
LAN Manager allows devices attached to the RapidPrint 500 to access networked
printers. Systems running OS/2 and Windows NT can access the devices using the
Digital Network Port for Windows NT or the NetBIOS protocol.
• Local Area Transport (LAT)
LAT is a protocol developed by Digital for local network terminal connections and is
supported on almost all Digital operating systems. It provides host-initiated print
spooling.
• IPX/SPX (NetWare)
NetWare allows devices attached to the RapidPrint 500 to act as networked printers.
The RapidPrint 500 supports all NetWare frame types: Ethernet v2, Native Mode
(802.3), 802.2, and 802.2 SNAP. In addition, it supports both Bindery mode and Net-
Ware Directory Service (NDS).
• TCP/IP
Support includes Telnet, Rlogin, and the LPR and RTEL printing systems.
1.2 Terms
In this manual, the following terms are used to describe parts of a network. See the Glossary of
Terms for more detailed explanations of these terms.
host A computer, sometimes referred to as a CPU, attached to the network.
The term
host generally denotes interactive computers, or computers that
users can log into.
node Any intelligent device directly connected to the Ethernet network and
having have its own Ethernet addresses, such as a host, an Ethernet
printer, or a terminal or print server. Devices connected to the RapidPrint
500 are not nodes.
service A resource that can be accessed locally or via the network. For example, a
host is a service to which terminals can connect. The RapidPrint 500 can
offer attached printers to the network as services.
Local mode The RapidPrint 500 user interface, which is used to issue configuration
and session management commands and establish sessions with services.