Konica Minolta kn303ev2 User Manual

3-6  Konica Network Interface Card INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Windows Peer-to-Peer printing allows Windows 95/98 computers to print to the printing system without an

intervening server and without using IP. The main features of the Windows IPX Peer-to-Peer printing are as

follows:

• Runs on Windows 95/98 "out of the box".

• Runs on networks that do not have a NetWare file server, as well as those that do.

• Implements IPX peer-to-peer bi-directional printing between Windows PCs and the printing system.

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The Peer-to-Peer implementation uses the IPX/SPX stacks that are provided with Windows 95/98. The IPX

Peer-to-Peer provided will establish a connection with the printers supporting IPX Peer-to-Peer, without

using an intermediate file server, whether or not your network uses Novell NetWare.

When configuring the network capabilities for the Windows computer, you must include the [IPX/SPX Com-

patible Protocol]. If you are not using NetWare, you do not need to activate any NetWare Client application.

This inclusion of IPX/SPX can also be done after initial Windows installation by going to the [Network] setup

function under [Control Panel]. To do this, you will need the Windows CD.

Because Peer-to-Peer uses the IPX/SPX Protocol, Novell operation must remain enabled

on the network interface card, even if traditional Novell printing facilities are not being used.

The name of the Peer-to-Peer printer, as it appears in the Windows Port List, is the same as

the Novell Print Server name, and may be changed by changing the Novell Print Server

name using the Web Utility or MAP utility.

On power up, the network interface card checks the network to see if there is Novell activity. If there is, it will

use the same frame type and the local network number that it senses. If, in addition, the network interface

card can log on to a file server, it will assume that Novell is normally used and will store this frame type and

new number in NVRAM so that, when it comes up again, it will not have to spend the time sensing (which

can take some time).

However, if the network interface card cannot attach to a file server, it will use the sensed values, but will not

store them.

If the network interface card does not see any Novell activity, it will use 802.2 on 802.3 as a frame type and

will assign itself a network number of 0. The frame type and network number being used is reported on the

Status Page.

If a network interface card is being moved from a site that had active Novell to a site that does not, the unit

should be reset to factory default to clear the frame type and network number information.