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Netport(R) II Print Server: Printing From an Apple Macintosh
Contents:
APPLETALK
AppleTalk, the Apple Macintosh network protocol, is not supported by the
NetPort(R) II print server. However, an Apple Macintosh can print to a
NetPort II if it is attached to a NetWare 3.11 file server that has the
NetWare for Mac NLM version 3.01 or greater loaded and the Netport is in
remote printer or print server mode. Previous to version 3.01, only an
AppleTalk print server could service print jobs sent from a Macintosh.
The NetportExpress XL print server includes support for native AppleTalk
printing.
NETWARE FOR MACINTOSH CHECKLIST
1. File Server running NetWare 3.11
2. NetWare for Macintosh NLM 3.01 or later
Note: MAC VAP will not work with NetPort(R)
3. Additional 4 megs of RAM in server
4. Ethernet card that supports Ethernet_II and Ethernet_snap frame
types or Token Ring card that supports Token_snap frame type. Or a
LocalTalk card in the server.
Note: AppleTalk uses: Ethernet II with Phase I and Snap frames with
Phase II. Token Ring uses all Snap frames - Phase II.
5. Macintosh with System 6.0.5 or later, plus NIC if not using
LocalTalk.
Note: System 7.0 uses Phase II only
6. Valid Network connection
7. The individual Macintosh computers must have AppleShare software
loaded - System 7.0 already has it, 6.0.5 machines must manually
add it.
NETWARE FOR MACINTOSH INSTALLATION
1. From the install.nlm product options screen press the Insert key
and define the path to the local floppy drive where the NetWare for
MAC disk is located. This process will copy files to the SYS:SYSTEM
and SYS:SYSTEM\NW-MAC\FONTS directory.
2. Modify STARTUP.NCF (this must be in the same directory as the
server.exe) to include the command LOAD MAC. Be sure the MAC.NAM
file is in the bootup parition and in the same directory as the
server.exe.
Note: MAC.NAM comes with the NetWare 3.11 software not the NetWare for
MAC.
3. Restart the server.
4. Use the ADD NAME SPACE MACINTOSH TO "volname" command for each of
the volumes that are to support Macintosh files. This command is
run at the colon prompt of the server and only needs to be run one
time.
Example: Add name space macintosh to sys
5. Modify the AUTOEXEC.NCF to add the frames needed. The samples
below uses an EtherExpress 16 adaptor card. If you are using a
different card, make the appropriate changes.
Load exp16 port=300 int=a frame=ethernet_snap name=snap1
Load appletlk net=15001 zone={File Server Zone"}
Bind appletlk to snap1 net=20-20 zone={File Server Zone"}
Load afp
Load atps -v
Notes:
* Ethernet_snap frames support appletalk phase 2
* Ethernet_II frames support appletalk phase 1
* In the Load statement the "net=" is an internal appletalk address
which must be unique.
* Zone names are logical groupings of appletalk equipment. In the
Bind statement the zone name can include multiple or unique net
addresses.
* In the Bind statement the Net numbers for Appletalk phase II must
be defined as a range even if that range is one digit long (i.e.
net=20-20 versus net=20-24).
* If using multiple zones, use the ATZONES.CFG file to define the
zones.
* AFP is the apple file service protocol NLM.
* ATPS -v is the print service NLM. The -v is for verbose which
gives information on the screen.
USING ATPS.CFG
Apple printers automatically broadcast their names and font list on the
network. Non-AppleTalk postscript printers do not do this. Instead the
ATPS.CFG file is used to publish the information which allows the Novell
queue to show up in the MAC chooser.
ATPS.CFG is a text file. Modify it to include information similar to:
-o "NetWare_Queue_Name" -wb -l -f hplaser
where:
-wb if banner sent will be postscript
-l loads printer driver
-f hplaser specifies the hplaser jet postscript cartrdge font
support - there are 5 options: APPLW, APPLNT, HPLASER,
APPLWNTX and APPLWPLS
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