Tech Bulletin: Printing from Nondedicated File Servers
                          NOVELL TECHNICAL BULLETIN

          TITLE:    Printing from Nondedicated File Servers
    DOCUMENT ID:    TB.P.195
           DATE:    9/21/87
        PRODUCT:    NetWare
PRODUCT VERSION:    
     SUPERSEDES:    NA

        SYMPTOM:    NA

ISSUE/PROBLEM

     It has been found that version 2.01 of Lotus 1-2-3 (and subsequent
     releases) will not print from a nondedicated file server to the network
     printer.  (This is true all for versions of nondedicated NetWare.)

     Prior to a printing operation, Lotus will check the equipment list to see
     that a printer is available.  Because the printer port has been defined
     as a network printer, the equipment list is cleared.  A SPOOL command
     must be issued before any applications can print.  Any applications, such
     as BASIC, that check for the presence of the printer will see that none
     are available according to the equipment list and will not allow printing
     to occur.

     By running "PRFIX.COM" prior to entering the application, the equipment
     list will be modified to show that a printer is available and allow the
     application to print.  Remember that a SPOOL command must be entered
     before the PR.FIX command is entered.

     The program "PRFIX.COM" is available from NetWire as PRFIX.ARC.

     Lotus and Lotus 1-2-3 are trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation.
     NetWire is a servicemark of Novell, Inc.
     NetWare is a trademark of Novell, Inc.
     NetWare is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc.





Tech Bulletin: Printing on the Nondedicated File Server
                          NOVELL TECHNICAL BULLETIN

          TITLE:    Printing on the Nondedicated File Server
    DOCUMENT ID:    TB.P.195a
           DATE:    10/9/87
        PRODUCT:    NetWare
PRODUCT VERSION:    
     SUPERSEDES:    NA

        SYMPTOM:    NA
ISSUE/PROBLEM

     It has been discovered that printing in BASIC or with Lotus 1-2-3
     (version 2.01 and above) causes the nondedicated workstation to appear to
     hang for a short time, after which a "device unavailable" error is
     generated to the screen and the print process is aborted.  This happens
     regardless of whether the workstation is spooled and on all versions of
     nondedicated NetWare.

     In order to do printing on a nondedicated server, either a local printer
     or a server printer may be installed on a given LPT port, but not both. 
     This is done to prevent any chance of interleaving the middle of a local
     print job with a server print job or vice versa.

     When the server comes up, it installs LPT1 by default as a server printer
     port.  At that time, it zeroes out the DOS LPT1 port address area in
     memory to indicate that LPT1 is not available to do local printing.

     However, when Lotus 1-2-3 or BASIC does printing, a check is done to
     determine that the LPT1 port exists.  If the port address is zero, the
     workstation will timeout and then the error message is generated to the
     screen.

     The solution is to place a non-zero value in the LPT1 port address area
     so the check will not abort the printing process.  To do this, the
     program PRFIX.COM was written.  It can be put into the login script or be
     ran after logging in, but before the first printing by any Lotus 1-2-3 or
     BASIC program. PRFIX.COM only needs to be ran once, since the value it
     places in the LPT1 port address remains unchanged until the server is
     rebooted again. Logging in and out will not change it.

     PRFIX.COM is available from Netwire or LANSWER.

     Lotus and Lotus 1-2-3 are trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation.
     NetWire is a servicemark of Novell, Inc.
     NetWare is a trademark of Novell, Inc.