User guide
Basic XNIC Commands
Chapter 3: Using the Printer with Novell NetWare ❖ 3-55
Table 3.2 XNIC Tasks and Commandslists the most
useful XNIC commands, organized by task.
Table 3.2 XNIC Tasks and Commands
Task Command
Display information about the XNIC
characteristics.
show server characteristics
Each parameter displayed may be altered using the appropriate
SET/CHANGE/DEFINE command.
If you have a VT100-compatible terminal, the show server
characteristics command displays a stack of overlapping
screens which can be cycled for display with the arrow keys.
Display Document Services for Printing
(DS/P) parameters. (Refer to the Document
Services for Printing Guide.)
show server dsp
Display the XNIC node parameters.
show node
Display the overall network configuration,
including the XNIC hardware address and
the protocols currently supported.
show server network
Print Network Interface Configuration for
Ethernet or Token Ring sheets
show config port 1
If DS/P is enabled this command is disabled on the XNIC.
Change the privileged password from the
default of system at the prompt
showing password>.
define server privilege password password_2
(where password_2 is the new privileged password)
This command changes the SU user password.
Disable protocols on the XNIC.
define server authorize protocol disabled
(where protocol is one of the following: NetWare, AppleTalk,
TCP/IP, LAT, NetBIOS, All, or None.)
Enable protocols on the XNIC.
define server authorize protocol enabled
(where protocol is one of the following: NetWare, AppleTalk,
TCP/IP, LAT, NetBIOS, All, or None.)
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