NetWare 4.1/9000 Print Services

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Setting Up and Servicing Print Servers
Using Third-Party Network-Direct Print Devices with NetWare Services
Figure 5-1 Network-Direct Print Devices Running on Same Network with Printers
Attached to a Workstation and a NetWare Server
Remote Printer Mode
In this mode, the device functions in a way similar to a workstation running
the NetWare Services NPRINTER or the NetWare 3 RPRINTER. Devices
configured for remote printer mode are controlled by a NetWare print server.
By using this mode, your systems are Directory Services aware and will also
get notification and other functionality available through PCONSOLE.
These advantages are generally not available in queue server mode
described in the next section.
Devices running in this mode under NetWare Services run considerably
faster than they did under NetWare 3. The increased speed and flexibility
offered with NetWare Services makes remote printer mode a very effective
way of providing network printing with these devices.
Network direct printer
Network direct printer
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Workstation NetWare server
PSERVER.NLM
Print queues
NPRINTER.NLM
Queue Server mode
(NPRINTER.EXE)
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Remote Printer mode