5.1.2 Using PING to Verify Network Communications
PING is the standard method used on TCP/IP networks to verify that
communication is possible to and from a given Internet address
(NOTE: not all TPC/IP networks have the PING utility. Its use with the
Print Server is optional). The Print Server will correctly respond to
PING requests and hence a typical method of quickly establishing if
communications are possible with the Print Server would be:
PING xx.xx.xx.xx where xx.xx.xx.xx. is the unit’s Internet address
PING will then report to the operator if communication was
achieved. If problems exist communicating with the Print Server,
carefully check that the Internet Address allocated to the unit is a valid
address for the network in question. Consult the network supervisor if
problems persist with PING.
5.2 Configuration within TCP/IP
Once the unit’s Internet Address has been set correctly and PING
has proven that network communications are possible to the unit, now is
the time to use Telnet to further configure the unit if required. Here is a
typical transaction used to connect to the Print Server via Telnet:
Type Unit’s Address: TELNET xx.xx.xx.xx
Response:
Connected to (Unit’s Internet Address)
Escape Character is ^]
Welcome to Patton Print Server Configuration
Please Enter Login Command: PESETUP
Enter Setup Password: PATTON
Menu Displays
Once connection to the Print Server has been achieved using the
Telnet Protocol, it is then simply necessary to enter the command,
PESETUP, to enter the configuration utility. The Print Server will then
prompt the user to enter a password (default is Patton) and, once the
entered password has been verified, a command prompt will appear.
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5.2.1 Telnet Configuration Commands
The following commands may be entered from the command
prompt:
GENERAL
Displays the current General parameters
NOVELL
Displays the current Novell parameters
TCPIP
Displays the current TCP/IP parameters
PERSONAL
Displays the current Personal Novell
parameters
HELP
Displays a help screen
SET [parameter] = [value]
Sets parameter to given value
EXIT
Exits from Telnet
HELP
Displays a help screen
PORT
Displays the current port status
STATUS
Print status page to printer
The following table lists the available parameters for use in the SET
command, and their corresponding abbreviations:
SP
Set-up Password
UP
Upgrade Password
PS
Postscript Support
PU
Power-UP Status Page
E2
Ethernet 2 Support
E22
Ethernet 802.2 Support
E23
Ethernet 802.3 Support
ES
Ethernet SNAP support
NL
Novell Login Name
NP
Novell Login Password
S0-S9 Novell Server Names
SS
Novell Server Searching
TA
Internet Address
PN
Port Name
TH
TCP/IP Header String
(continued)
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Hint: Deleting the Novell login name will turn off Novell server
search and speed up TCP/IP operations. This step is highly
recommended.
