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by milky

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Hello,
How can I set up printing on Netware5.1 so that the workstation sed the jobs directly to the printer, not through the server.
The reason I am asking this is because I want to reduce traffick flowing through netware.
I am running TCP/IP onthe server.

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by diroffb

Milky, Depending on the printer you may be able to set it up for tcp/ip printing. That way the server and queue is not involved.

by rbgnr111

if your going to use ndps, you'll need to make sure that all your client workstations have the ndps peice of the novell client loaded on them.
you'll need to create an ndps manager and broker if you don't already have them, and load the ndps broker and manager on at least one of your servers.
from there you really just use netware adminatrator create and ndps printer and follow the prompts.

by leo.valmores

You can do TCP/IP printing if:
1. you have available static addresses within your IP scope for assignment to all your printers
2. the print servers (internal cards or external devices) supports TCP/IP printing and configuration
3. you have available WIN9x drivers for your users/clients to load and configure for TCP/IP printing.

Above are critical; otherwise you are better off to stay with Novell's queue-based printing. Especially if you have multiple printer-brands to start with.

For multiple server sites and domains, TCP/IP printing offers distinct advantages.

Hope this helps.

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