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Patton electronic MODEL 2126 User Manual

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5.1.2 Using PING to Verify Network Communications

PING is the standard method used on TCP/IP networks to verify that

communication is possible to and from a given Internet address
(NOTE: not all TPC/IP networks have the PING utility. Its use with the
Print Server is optional). The Print Server will correctly respond to
PING requests and hence a typical method of quickly establishing if
communications are possible with the Print Server would be:

PING xx.xx.xx.xx where xx.xx.xx.xx. is the unit’s Internet address

PING will then report to the operator if communication was

achieved. If problems exist communicating with the Print Server,
carefully check that the Internet Address allocated to the unit is a valid
address for the network in question. Consult the network supervisor if
problems persist with PING.

5.2 Configuration within TCP/IP

Once the unit’s Internet Address has been set correctly and PING

has proven that network communications are possible to the unit, now is
the time to use Telnet to further configure the unit if required. Here is a
typical transaction used to connect to the Print Server via Telnet:

Type Unit’s Address: TELNET xx.xx.xx.xx

Response:

Connected to (Unit’s Internet Address)
Escape Character is ^]
Welcome to Patton Print Server Configuration

Please Enter Login Command: PESETUP

Enter Setup Password: PATTON

Menu Displays

Once connection to the Print Server has been achieved using the

Telnet Protocol, it is then simply necessary to enter the command,
PESETUP, to enter the configuration utility. The Print Server will then
prompt the user to enter a password (default is Patton) and, once the
entered password has been verified, a command prompt will appear.

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5.2.1 Telnet Configuration Commands

The following commands may be entered from the command

prompt:

GENERAL

Displays the current General parameters

NOVELL

Displays the current Novell parameters

TCPIP

Displays the current TCP/IP parameters

PERSONAL

Displays the current Personal Novell
parameters

HELP

Displays a help screen

SET [parameter] = [value]

Sets parameter to given value

EXIT

Exits from Telnet

HELP

Displays a help screen

PORT

Displays the current port status

STATUS

Print status page to printer

The following table lists the available parameters for use in the SET

command, and their corresponding abbreviations:

SP

Set-up Password

UP

Upgrade Password

PS

Postscript Support

PU

Power-UP Status Page

E2

Ethernet 2 Support

E22

Ethernet 802.2 Support

E23

Ethernet 802.3 Support

ES

Ethernet SNAP support

NL

Novell Login Name

NP

Novell Login Password

S0-S9 Novell Server Names

SS

Novell Server Searching

TA

Internet Address

PN

Port Name

TH

TCP/IP Header String

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Hint: Deleting the Novell login name will turn off Novell server
search and speed up TCP/IP operations. This step is highly
recommended.