NetWare 4.1/9000 Print Services

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Managing Print Services with PCONSOLE
Printer Options
Viewing or Modifying a Printer’s Status
You must be an operator or user of a print server that services a printer to be
able to see the printer’s status.
Use the following procedure to view a printer’s status.
Starting form 0-254 Indicates the form that the printer will use
most often.
Buffer size in KB 3KB-20KB Indicates the size of the buffer to be used
with this printer. The buffer size directly
affects the amount of memory used by
NPRINTER and PSERVER. The default is
3KB. Range is 3KB through 20KB.
Banner type Text or PostScript Indicates the mode to be used for printing
banner pages. The mode specified must
match the default mode for your printer type.
Service mode for
forms
Change forms as needed,
Minimize form changes
within print queues, Service
only currently mounted form,
Minimize form changes
across print queues
Determines the mode in which multiple print
jobs in a queue will be serviced by the
printer based on their forms.
Sampling interval Default: 5 seconds Specifies the interval, in seconds, at which
the print server will look for print jobs in the
print queue. Values from 1 to 255 are
allowed.
Print queues
assigned
NA Lists the print queues currently assigned to
be serviced by the printer. To assign a queue
to this printer, highlight this field and press
<Enter>.
Notification NA Indicates the printing objects (including
users) to be notified in case of printer
problems.
Table 3-3 Printer Configuration Parameters in PCONSOLE
Parameter Options Description