Paxar 9800 Series - Manual (Page 29)

Novell Network Configuration 5-1
N O V E L L N E T W O R K
C O N F I G U R A T I O N
O v e r v i e w
The Monarch print server allows NetWare client PCs to print to a LAN attached
98xx printer. All NetWare jobs are spooled through the Novell server, so NetWare
utilities and application programs can use the printer transparently.
N e t W a r e C o n c e p t s
Novell NetWare is a sophisticated network operating system that allows PC clients
(and other nodes) to access network resources such as disk drives and printers as
if they were directly connected. NetWare networks require at least one file server,
and users must log into this server to take advantage of the NetWare capabilities.
To handle printing over the network, the file server provides print spooling for the
clients. It holds print jobs locally until contacted by a print server on the network,
which in turn sends the job to appropriate printer. In the past, a NetWare print
server was typically either a PC dedicated to handling printers or a Network
Loadable Module (NLM) or a Value Added Process (VAP) running on the file server.
The print server can operate in two different modes to service NetWare print
queues:
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Remote Printer mode (also known as NPRINTER mode on NetWare 4.xx or
RPRINTER mode on NetWare 2.xx or 3.xx networks)
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Queue Server mode (also called print server or PSERVER mode)
In remote printer mode (see figure 5-1), the client PC sends the print job to the file
server, which in turn spools it to a print server (the print server may be a physical
device like a PC or a software NLM or VAP on the file server), which in turn sends
it to the printer. This approach provides good performance, and has the advantage
of not consuming a user slot on the file server.
The print server can also act as a NetWare print server (queue server) with an
attached printer, which therefore eliminates the need for a dedicated PC print
server or for an NLM or VAP on the file server. As shown in figure 5-2, this means
that jobs from the client PC are spooled to the file server, which in turn spools the
job directly to the print server. The advantage of this approach is higher
performance, but it has the drawback of requiring a user slot on the file server.
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