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    Netport(R) & Netport II Print Servers: Selecting Your Mode of Operation

    
    

    WHICH MODE TO USE?

    
       NetPort(R) and NetPort II can be configured in one of three modes:
    
    
    
         *  As a print server--without using a NetWare Loadable Module(NLM) or
    
            a Value Added Process (VAP).
    
    
    
         *  As an adapter for remote printer under Novell's NetWare
    
            PrintServers NLM or VAP.
    
    
    
         *  As a virtual circuit.
    
    
    
       WHICH SETUP SHOULD YOU USE?
    
    
    
         *  If you don't already use Novell's NetWare Print Server NLM or VAP
    
            software, set up the NetPort as a print server.
    
    
    
         *  If you use NetWare Print Server software, you have the option of
    
            using NetPort as a print server or as a remote printer adapter. The
    
            following comparison should help you decide:
    
    
    
       AS A PRINT SERVER
    
    
    
         *  No PSERVER NLM or VAP: no need to stop or start the NLM or VAP to
    
            install.
    
    
    
         *  Takes up one user login slot (number of NetPorts limited only by
    
            number the of available user slots).
    
    
    
         *  Original NetPorts did not support encrypted passwords.  NetPort II
    
            do support encrypted passwords as long as you are running versions
    
            4.25 (Ethernet version) or 5.25 (Token Ring version) or higher.
    
    
    
         *  Limited by user logins available in NetWare.
    
    
    
       AS A REMOTE PRINTER ADAPTER
    
    
    
         *  Using the PSERVER VAP: must stop and restart the VAP to set up a
    
            new printer.
    
    
    
         *  Using the PSERVER NLM: must unload and reload the NLM to set up a
    
            new printer.
    
    
    
         *  Doesn't take up any user login slots.
    
    
    
         *  Can use encrypted passwords in NetWare 3.x.
    
    
    
         *  Limited to 16 printers per PSERVER.
    
    
    
       VIRTUAL CIRCUIT
    
    
    
         *  If you want to establish an exclusive link between a workstation
    
            and a network printer or plotter, you must set up the NetPort as a
    
            virtual circuit.  NetPort's virtual circuit mode bypasses network
    
            queues, letting your application send data directly to the
    
    
    
            workstation's BIOS (basic input/outputsystem).  The BIOS then
    
            relays the data over the network to NetPort.
    
    

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