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Installing a printer in XP and NW 5.

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Hello!

I have recently upgraded my client to WinXP Pro. Then I tried to install my
HP Laserjet 2200 printer, it is connected via the parallell port on my NW
5 server. When I add new printer and tries to connect to the printer it
doesn't show. When I look for printers I can only choose some queue and
it doesn't work to print. What shall I do? The printer works fine when
printing from the other stations using Win98.
I'm using v4.83 of Novell Client.

Please help!

Best regards
Christian

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by budthegrey

You didn't say if the printer was cinfigured for NDPS or traditional print queues; for the moment let's assume traditional print queues.

I'll also assume that after upgrading to WinXP, you downloaded the latest Netware client (4.83SP1) if you weren't already running it, and installed it in single protocol mode (IP or IPX). This is an imperative update for WinXP.

Since the printer works on your Win98 stations, it's a safe bet that the print server software (PSERVER.NLM) is up and running and that the print queue is being properly serviced.

When you add a new printer to the WinXP, you would choose "Network Printer", then "Browse for printer". From the Netware/NDS printers group, choose the *queue* that the printer is servicing. Unfortunately, Win2Kpro and XPPro don't allow you to change the label of the printer in your printers folder. It will always be "some printer on some server".

If it doesn't appear to be sending data to the printer, try using NPRINT to send a plain ascii file to the printer:

NPRINT C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT /q=.hp2200.my_ou.my_o

I've seen some instances with HP printers where they work better if you capture an LPT port, then set up the printer object in Windows to send data to that port. I'm not sure why, but I suspect it's driver related.

When the dust settles, make sure you set the printer properties to "print directly to printer". No use in spooling the job on your machine just to spool it again at the server.

HTH.

by pierrejamme

As far as I know you haven't been able to connect a printer to a server through a parallel cable since version 3.12. You nee to connect through either an internal HPJet Direct card (610N) or some other type of external print server, Like an Intel NetPro.

by deroode

PierreJamme,

It's still possible to connect a printer directly to the fileserver in NW5.1.

As Bud stated, more info is needed. The most probable cause is that the printer is an NDPS printer, and the client is installed without NDPS support. Reinstall the client, and make sure Distributed Print Services is also installed. Further make sure when browsing for an NDPS printer look in the NDPS part of the browser window, and when browsing for a traditional queue look in the Netware services -Directory services part.

by rboyer

Like the last answer, support for NDPS needs to be installed with the client. Run setup again for the Novell client and choose Custom install. When the options come up select the NDPS option. After the client is installed and working, install theprinter. The NDPS option should now appear when you browse to add the printer.

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