🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi!

>> I printed a set-up page and then powered off the printer, removed
>> the network cable and removed the JetDirect card from the bad
>> printer. I replaced the failed printer with an identicle model
>> printer, installing the JetDirect card that was removed from the
>> first printer. I configured 100% of the printers settings that were
>> accesible from the front panel to match the first printer. Powered
>> the printer off, then on and printed a set-up page. All the
>> settings were saved.
>>
>> Under the Novell settings, the printer status is reporting #16 -
>> unconfigured. The NODE NAME and SERVER NAME are not matching the
>> original printer. These options cannot be programmed from the front
>> panel of the printer.  I was able to TELNET into the printer across
>> the network, so I'm pretty sure that there is no cabling problem
>> and that the printer and JetDirect card are OK.


>How do you configure your Printer? I presume, you have configured
>it, or at least tried to do so, as a Netware Printserver?
>Is this correct?

I am not familiar with Novell at all... This was supposed to be a straight
hardware swap without any configuration, except at the printers front panel.


>You have to choose IPX / Netware for the protocol. In addition,
>you have to add the whole Netware address of the printer to
>the tool's database. At least, if you're going to print with
>Netware. If you don't do this, you will perhaps encounter difficulties
>in finding the printer. But you wrote, the printer is already
>listed in the list of unconfigured printers, thus, the printer
>is announcing it's service to the network (i.e. it issues
>the appropriate SAP (=Service Advertising Protocol) packets to
>the network.

The JetAdmin software wasn't seeing the printer and I don't know how to
determine the printers full Netware address. I know the MAC address of the
JetDirect card, but what is the other half of the address? The printer is
NOT listed in any list, configured or otherwise.

>Eventually, you have to configure _and_ the printer queue / printer object
>(it depends on which Netware Version you're using) with the JetAdmin Tool.

Well... it's Netware 3.12 and all the PC's do a DOS login. The JetAdmin
software is Windows based. Is this a problem?


>In short:
>
>Start your JetAdmin,
>choose IPX/Netware for your printer,
>configure it with a newly established printer queue.


Sounds pretty easy... just don't know how to tel JetAdmin what the address
of the printer is.

I don't understand why I need to configure anything though. It's a similar
model printer, the SAME JetDirect card - so the same MAC address. Why does
the network not think its the same printer? Were settings lost when the card
was removed from the first printer?

I REALLY appreciate your help. I understand a little more now that I have
read your message. Thank you very much!

Steve