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- README FILE
- for
- HEWLETT-PACKARD'S
- PRINT SERVER NETWARE LOADABLE
- MODULE (Jet PS.NLM)
-
- This Readme file contains the following sections:
-
- I. Why would I use HP JetPS.NLM?
- II. Configuring JetPS.NLM
- III. Configuring and Managing your Network Printer
- IV. Why would I use HP JetDirect Print Server products?
- V. Software, Driver, and Flash Image Upgrades
-
- Use the following conventions and key words with the search function in
- your word processor to find specific information:
-
- --Roman numerals and all caps designate major section headings.
- --Major section breaks are indicated with underline (___) .
- --Minor section breaks are indicated with asterisks (***).
-
- ______________________________________________________
-
- I. WHY WOULD I USE HP JETPS.NLM
- ______________________________________________________
-
- Hewlett-Packard's JetPS.NLM is a NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) that runs on
- NetWare 3.x and 4.x file servers. This NLM provides the same NetWare printing
- functionality as HP's Jet Direct products; it allows you to manage and
- control a peripheral attached to a parallel port on a NetWare file server.
- This product can be used as a replacement for Novell's PSERVER.NLM.
-
- Like PServer, JetPS will service print queues on one or more file servers.
- However, JetPS.NLM has added features, as Table 1, Product Comparison,
- details.
- ____________________________________________
- Table 1. Product Comparison
- ____________________________________________
-
- Novell's PServer.NLM HP JetPS.NLM
-
- Support for 8 file servers Support for 16 file servers
- Support for 25 print queues Support for 64 print queues
- Minimal status in HP JetAdmin Full support in HP JetAdmin
- Low performance--50K/sec (approx) High performance--
- 100K/sec (approx)
- Supports Centronics Supports Centronics and
- IEEE 1284
- Supports serial Does not support serial
- Supports Novell forms Does not support Novell forms
-
- JetPS.NLM has a built-in IEEE 1284 driver that it uses to communicate with
- peripherals through a standard parallel port or any other IEEE 1284-compliant
- port hardware. JetPS.NLM's IEEE 1284 driver is backward compatible with
- existing peripherals that use the PC parallel interface (commonly referred
- to as the Centronics interface) but will take advantage of the higher
- performance and bi-directionality of an IEEE 1284-compliant peripheral's
- interface.
-
- ************************
- Requirements
- ************************
-
- JetPS.NLM is compatible with the following 3.x and 4.x versions:
-
- -- NetWare 3.11 and above
- -- NetWare 4.02 and above
-
- NOTE: This version of JetPS.NLM does not use NetWare Directory Services
- (NDS). Instead, it uses Bindery Services.
-
- Each time JetPS is loaded on a file server, it requires 500 Kbytes of RAM and
- will use 500 Kbytes of small memory pool space.
-
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- Installation
- ************************
-
- To install JetPS.NLM, copy all of the NLM files from this distribution to the
- SYSTEM directory of the file server where the NLM will run. The latest
- version of JetPS.NLM can be obtained from one of the electronic services
- listed in the "Software, Driver, and Flash Image Upgrades" section.
-
- ************************
- Using JetPS.NLM
- ************************
-
- You can load JetPS.NLM up to four times on a file server to service
- peripherals on any combination of parallel ports--LPT1 through LPT4.
-
- To load JetPS.NLM, from the NetWare system console prompt:
-
- 1. Type "LOAD JETPS <port number>"
-
- For example, if you would like to run JetPS.NLM to service a printer attached
- to LPT2, type "LOAD JETPS 2".
-
- You can add this line to your autoexec file to automatically load JetPS.NLM
- when the server boots.
-
- ************************
- Trouble Shooting JetPS.NLM
- ************************
-
- NetWare 3.xx servers sometimes run out of memory in the short term memory
- pool. If JetPS.NLM will not load and NetWare displays one or both of the
- following messages:
-
- "Insufficient returnable memory to load NLM"
-
- "Cache memory allocator out of available memory"
-
- follow these steps to increase the amount of short term memory
- allocations.
-
- 1. To find out how much memory the server is currently configured to
- allocate to the short term memory pool, type:
-
- "set maximum alloc short term memory"
-
- 2. Place the following statement into the startup.ncf file:
-
- "set maximum alloc short term memory = <number>"
-
- with <number> set to a value at least 500,000 larger than the
- current short term memory pool size. For example:
-
- "set maximum alloc short term memory = 3145728"
-
- 3. Restart the server.
-
- ______________________________________________________
-
- II. CONFIGURING JETPS.NLM
- ______________________________________________________
-
- You can configure JetPS.NLM to operate either as an RPrinter or a QServer.
-
- Novell defines RPrinter as a remote printer interface. RPrinter is typically
- run as a TSR on a NetWare client to make a client-attached printer available
- to other users on the network. You can configure an RPrinter to connect to
- Novell's PServer (either PServer.EXE or PServer.NLM). PServer pulls print
- jobs from a NetWare queue and sends them to RPrinter, then RPrinter sends the
- print job data to the printer. When operating as an RPrinter, JetPS.NLM will
- connect to PServer and send print job data to the file server-attached
- peripheral it is servicing.
-
- HP defines QServer as a high-performance, remote printer interface. QServer
- pulls print jobs directly from a NetWare queue and sends the print job data
- to the peripheral. The Administrator can configure HP's QServer to service
- up to 64 queues spread across as many as 16 file servers. For each remote
- server it services queues from, HP's QServer, like PServer, uses a licensed
- connection. As an NLM, JetPS.NLM does not use a licensed connection to the
- server it is running on, even if it is servicing queues on that
- server. To increase performance, HP recommends running in QServer mode.
- ______________________________________________________
-
- III. CONFIGURING AND MANAGING YOUR NETWORK
- PRINTER
- ______________________________________________________
-
- In order to configure and manage your network printer, you will need to load
- the HP JetAdmin software, the same software that HP provides for HP JetDirect
- products. For both JetPS.NLM and JetDirect, HP JetAdmin provides the same
- advanced control, status, and diagnostic services. As a result, when using
- HP JetAdmin with JetPS.NLM for server-connected printers and
- HP JetDirect for direct-connected network printers, you will have uniform
- view and control of all of your network printers.
-
- NOTE: For optimum performance, HP recommends that you set printer I/O
- buffering to 100K.
-
- To receive information about HP JetAdmin products and how to use them, see
- the Software, Driver, and Flash Image Upgrades section at the end of this
- readme file.
-
- ______________________________________________________
-
- IV. WHY WOULD I USE HP JETDIRECT PRINT SERVER PRODUCTS?
- ______________________________________________________
-
- HP JetPS.NLM is based on the Hewlett-Packard JetDirect print server
- products. Both allow management and control of peripherals attached to
- parallel ports using the HP JetAdmin software. However, unlike JetPS.NLM,
- JetDirect print server products allow location flexibility by directly
- connecting printers to the network users. Jet Direct products also increase
- performance by eliminating parallel port bottlenecks. Finally, JetDirect
- products support multiple protocols and networks, as illustrated in
- Tables 2 and 3.
-
- ________________________________________
- Table 2. JetDirect Internal Print Server-Supported Protocols and Networks
- ________________________________________
-
- Supported Network Supported Networks* Applicable
- Protocols Products
-
- IPX/SPX Novell NetWare J2550A
- (Supports Bindery Services & J2552A
- NetWare Directory Services) J2555A
-
- EtherTalk AppleTalk J2550A
- J2552A
-
- LocalTalk AppleTalk J2552A
-
- DLC/LLC IBM LAN Server J2550A
- Microsoft LAN Manager J2552A
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups J2555A
- Microsoft Windows NT
-
- TCP/IP UNIX, including: J2550A
- Hewlett-Packard HP-UX, J2552A
- Sun Microsystems J2555A
- NOS/Solaris (Sun SPARCsystems only),
- SCO Unix**, and IBM AIX**
-
- ________________________________________
- Table 3. JetDirect External Print Server-Supported Protocols and Networks***
- ________________________________________
-
- Supported Network Supported Networks*
- Protocols
-
- IPX/SPX Novell NetWare V2.15c, 2.2
- Novell NetWare V3.11, 3.12, 4.0, 4.1
- Windows 95 Networking****
-
- EtherTalk Apple EtherTalk (System 6 & 7)
-
- DLC/LLC IBM LAN Server v1.3, 2.0, 3.0,
- IBM LAN Server v4.0****
- Microsoft LAN Manager v2.0, 2.1, 2.2
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.1, 3.11
- Microsoft Windows NT v3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT v3.5****
-
- TCP/IP Hewlett-Packard HP-UX v9.x
- Hewlett-Packard HP-UX v10.0****
- SunOS v4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3
- Solaris v2.2, 2.3
- Solaris v2.4****
- SCO Unix** v/386 v3.2.2, 3.2.4
- lpd for other UNIX systems
- Windows NT v3.5 with lpd****
-
-
- *Refer to the HP JetDirect product data sheets for supported network
- versions. For other networks, consult your system vendor or authorized HP
- dealer.
- **Contact your network system vendor for software, documentation, and support.
- ***Product Name and Number: HP J2593A (JetDirect EX Plus3 Print Server) or
- HP J2382B (JetDirect EX Print Server) for Ethernet LANs (RJ-45 port for
- 10Base-T unshielded twisted-pair cable and BNC port for 10Base2 Thin
- coaxial cable) and HP J2594A (JetDirect EX Plus3 Print Server) or
- HP J2283B (JetDirect EX Print Server) for Token Ring LANs (DB9 9-pin port
- for Type 1,2, or 6 shielded cable and RJ-45 port for unshielded
- twisted-pair cable). HP J2594A and HP J2383B require a standard Centronics
- parallel printer cable (PN: C2912B 3.0M or 92284A 2.0M or C3061A 1.0M
- purchased separately). HP J2547A (JetDirect EX Print Server) for Flash
- SIMM upgrade for HP JetDirect EX Print Server for Ethernet. HP J2548A
- (JetDirect EX Print Server) for HP JetDirect EX Print Server for Token
- Ring.
-
- ****These products are only supported by the HP JetDirect EX Plus3 Print
- Servers.
-
- For more information about how to obtain HP JetDirect print server products,
- see the Software, Driver, and Flash Image Upgrades for JetDirect Products
- the following section.
-
- ______________________________________________________
-
- V. SOFTWARE, DRIVER, AND FLASH IMAGE UPGRADES
- ______________________________________________________
-
- Current information about printer drivers, HP JetAdmin printer management
- software, and HP JetDirect Flash images are available through the following
- areas:
-
- --CompuServe: Receive drivers and upgrades by downloading them to your
- computer from the HP Forum (GO HPPER) on CompuServe. To sign up for
- CompuServe call (800) 848-8199 and ask for Representative #51. USA Only.
-
- --HP Distribution Center: Order drivers and upgrades for HP printers by
- calling HP Distribution at (303) 339-7009. USA Only.
-
- --Internet: Download printer drivers and upgrades from HP's anonymous
- FTP Site at 192.6.71.2 or ftp-boi.external.hp.com. (login: anonymous).
-
- --World Wide Web: Access HP's anonymous FTP site using url:
- http://www.hp.com:80/Misc/Peripherals.html
-
- --HP BBS: For 24-hour access to the HP Bulletin Board Service to download
- drivers, utilities, software application notes, and support information for
- HP computer and peripheral products, call (208) 344-1691. Initial use of
- this service requires registration by entering your name and address to
- establish an account and password for future use.
-
- --HP FIRST: For 24-hour access to information on how to order HP printer
- drivers and upgrades, call HP FIRST at the number listed below. This
- information is sent to you by fax.
-
- US: (800) 333-1917 or (208) 344-4809
- Austria: 0660-8128
- Belgium (Dutch): 0800-1-1906:
- Belgium (French): 0800-1-7043
- Denmark: 800-10453
- English (outside of UK): (31) 20-681-5792
- Finland: 9800-13134
- France: 05-90-5900
- Germany: 0130-8100-61
- Italy: 1678-59020
- Netherlands: 06-02-22-420
- Norway: 800-11319
- Spain: 900-993123
- Sweden: 020-795743
- Switzerland (German): 155-1527
- Switzerland (French): 155-1526
- United Kingdom: 0-800-96-02-71
-
- For countries not listed, contact your local HP dealer.
-
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