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Netport(R) Print Server(Original Token Ring Version): Update Information
UPDATING THE ORIGINAL TOKEN RING NETPORT(R) PRINT SERVER TO V3.45
Notes for Update v3.45
Note: This is a maintenance release which fixes some problems in Flash
update version 3.43. There are NO feature additions.
NP2CON and NP2UPDAT replace NPCON and NPUPDATE
Because this update is based on the Netport(R) II code, the same
utilities work for NetPort II and this update. Therefore, NP2CON.EXE
and NP2UPDAT.EXE replace NPCON.EXE and NPUPDATE.EXE if you are updating
from version 3.08. This is convenient if you have both the original
NetPort and NetPort II on your network. NPCON.EXE and NPUPDATE.EXE
should not be used with NetPort II.
Form feed problem
With Flash memory update v3.40, some printers produced an extra form
feed at the end of print jobs. This update corrects the problem.
Connection problem
The previous versions of NetPort update software (v3.43) had a problem
where NetPort would lose its connection with the file server which
required a reset to continue printing. This condition was aggravated if
the printer was offline for a period of time. This problem has been
fixed.
Broadcast messages
NetPort, configured as a print server, no longer gets interrupted by a
25th line broadcast messages causing all jobs in the queue to go ACTIVE
at the same time. It was necessary to reset NetPort for printing to
continue.
Don't give our Novell Pserver and file server the same name
If you do have a Novell Pserver and a file server with the same name,
NetPort will not be configured as a print server even though you have
defined it as a print server and used the SERVERNAME= option to assign
NetPort to a specific file server.
Because NetPort checks for a Pserver match first, then tries to attach
as a remote printer to the Pserver, it finds a match with the Pserver
and does not try the file server with the same name.
Attaching mode (new if updating from 3.08)
This new functionality allows NetPort to dynamically reattach to the
file server or Pserver after the file server or Pserver is brought down
and back up. You do not have to reset the NetPort. NetPort also goes
into ATTACHING mode as it is attaching to the server as set by the
SERVERNAME= option.
If the NetPort cannot successfully attach to the server, it goes into an
attaching error condition. Information about this error condition is
displayed with the NPLIST and in more detail with the NPSTAT utility.
Document 6015, NetPort and NetPort II Attaching Mode Information is
available through Intel's online services.
Updating your NetPort to the new version software
The upgrade is available on the Intel's online services. There is a
README file included with the update which explains in detail the new
features, how to use them and, most important, how to update your
NetPort. To obtain this software update and Intel's online services
information, see the bottom of this document.
To complete the NetPort upgrade, you will update the NetPort's Flash
memory (the non-volatile, read-only memory that stores the NetPort's
internal operating instructions). You can either update over the
network or over a serial cable.
1. Copy the new update software into a public directory on your
network. You may use the DOS copy command.
2. Determine which Flash ROM version your NetPort currently uses.
This information is necessary to complete step 4 below. To do
this, type: NPLIST VER
3. Log into the network as a Supervisor.
4. Updating the NetPort:
Note: To help ensure a successful update, check that the following
conditions are true:
* Update utility will be run under DOS and not a Windows shell.
* Network traffic is at a normal level.
* The workstation and the NetPort II you want to update are not
separated by a wide area link.
* NetPort is not printing during the update.
A. To update your NetPort across the network, complete one of the
following update procedures from the directory to which you copied
the new software. The NetPort must show up on the network under
NPLIST before you can proceed with the update.
* If you want to update from v3.08 to the new version, (3.45),
type the following command at the DOS prompt: NP2UPDAT NPxxxxxx
TCONVERT.UPD NETWORK
* If you want to update from v3.40 or 3.43, to the new version
(3.45), type the following command at the DOS prompt: NP2UPDAT
NPxxxxxx NP345.UPD NETWORK
Note: If you want to go back to v3.43 from v3.45, type the following
command at the DOS prompt: NP2UPDAT NPxxxxxx NP343.UPD NETWORK
B. You can also update across the network using NPAdmin, NetPort II's
menu driven interface if you are updating from v3.40 or 3.43. To
update copy the file NP345.UPD to the same directory NPAdmin
resides in. From the NPAdmin's main menu, chose UPDATE. You will
now have to choose; Update or Re-Flash. Update restores your
configuration where Reflash puts NetPort back at factory default.
C. To update your NetPort across a serial cable, connecte a special
NULL modem type cable (see note below) from com1 of your PC, to the
serial port of the NetPort, complete one of the following update
procedures from the directory to which you copied the new software.
Note: You will need a special null modem type serial cable. For more
general information about serial updates and the pin out of the special
serial cable, obtain document 6012, through Intel's online services.
* If you want to go from v3.08 to the new version, (3.45), type
the following command at the DOS prompt: NP2UPDAT NPxxxxxx
NP345.UPD SERIAL
* If you want to go from v3.40, or above, to the new version
(3.45), type the following command at the DOS prompt: NP2UPDAT
NPxxxxxx NP345.UPD SERIAL
Note: If you want to go back to v3.43 from v3.45, type the following
command at the DOS prompt: NP2UPDAT NPxxxxxx NP343.UPD SERIAL. If you
want to go back to v3.08 from v 3.43, type the following command at the
DOS prompt: NP2UPDAT NPxxxxxx NP308.UPD SERIAL. You must use the serial
port to go back to v3.08.
5. Reset the NetPort by typing the following at the DOS prompt:
NP2CON NetPort_Name RESET
where NetPort_Name is the default name shown on the bottom of the
NetPort box (NPxxxxxx) or an new name (alias).
Note: Your NetPort will now be at the default settings. Remember, if
your NetPort had a new name before the update, it no longer does.
You'll need to reassign the new name to NetPort (NP2CON NPxxxxxx
NAME=new_name).
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