Linksys 10/100 User Manual

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EtherFast 10/100 PrintServers

6. If the file server is not in the status list and the

PrintServer has logged into the master file server, it
means that the file server has not been serviced by the
PrintServer. Check to see if the file server is in the list
of File Server To Be Serviced item of PCONSOLE. If
not, insert the file server name to the list.

Problem 4:

My PrintServer is configured as a NetWare Remote
Printer and can't log in to the NetWare PrintServer.

Solution 4:

Try the following steps:

1. Get the PrintServer information as described in

Problem 3.

2. Check the fields after the following.

Remote Printer Mode Status:
For each logical printer, there will be a status entry. The
status will be one of the following.
Connected:
No action required
Unable to find server:
Load NetWare Print Server.
Connecting to Server:
Wait and check if the NetWare print server is loaded
Printer not Defined
Install the PrintServer as a remote printer of a NetWare
print server.

3. Check NetWare to see if the PrintServer is ready. If it

is not, check the error message and perform the
required corrective action.

4. Check the NetWare print server's name. If it is over 20

characters, rename the NetWare print server name
using no more than 20 characters.

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Problem 3:

My PrintServer is configured as a NetWare PrintServer,
and cannot log in to a file server.

Solution 3:

Try the following:

1. Get the PrintServer information using PSCONFIG or

Bi-Admin. If the device is configured as a NetWare
print server, the information will look like the follow-
ing:

Server Name: SC110049

NetWare Information:

Master File Server: ICE

Print Server Mode Status:

Your_File_Server: Current Status

Remote Printer Mode Status: N/A

2. Make sure the master file server name is assigned cor-

rectly.

3. Check the Current Status of Your_File_Server:

Connected:
No action required
No file server:
Assign a master file server using PSCONFIG or
Bi-Admin
Connecting to Server:
Wait and check if the file server exists
Password Mismatch
Clear the NetWare password with PCONSOLE,
or set the correct password for the PrintServer
using PSCONFIG or Bi-Admin.
Print Server Not Defined
Install PrintServer again

4. Check NetWare to see if the log in status of the

PrintServer to the file servers is Ready. If it is not,
check the error message and perform the required cor-
rective action.

5. Check the NetWare file server's name for character

length. If it is over 20 characters long, rename it with
less than 20 characters.

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