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Chapter 7

Novell NIC Configuration (10/100Base-T)

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Changing The NIC Frame Type
(NDS And Bindery Setups)

The NIC allows you to store a particular frame type for the unit to
adhere to in a Novell environment.

HTML Method

1.

Load a Web browser on a network station that can
communicate with the print server over TCP/IP.

2.

Direct your Web browser to URL:

http://NICIPaddress/networkConf.html

(e.g., http://192.75.11.9/networkConf.html).

NOTE: If prompted for a User ID and password, type in root for

the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt (since
there is no password by default).

3.

Look under the Novell section and go to the Frame Type field to
select the appropriate frametype.

4.

Click SUBMIT when done and physically repower the printer to
make the new settings take effect.

Manual (Telnet) Method

1.

Telnet

to the print server. This will bring up a login screen:

telnet ipaddress

NOTE: If prompted for a User ID and password, type in root for

the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt (since
there is no password by default).

2.

You should see a prompt with the NIC IP address:

ipaddress:root>

3.

At the prompt, enter:

store pserver novell frametype [ethernet2 | 802.3

|802.2 |802.2snap | autosense]

4.

Reset the unit to make the changes take effect:

reset