Print server setup

Print server setup

A print server is a software program that monitors and manages printers and print queues. In NetWare^® Services, the print server runs as a daemon called PSERVER. You can create print servers in NetWare Administrator and PCONSOLE, but you can only start the print server at the NetWare Services server.

Once you've started the print server, you must load a port driver for each network printer attached to a workstation. If the printer is attached to a DOS, Windows, or OS/2 workstation, load NPRINTER.EXE. If the printer is attached to a UNIX workstation, start the NPRINTER daemon.

NOTE: The print server must be started before the NPRINTER software can be loaded. See ``Local and remote printer setup''.

Third party print devices that connect directly to the network are also available. These products, when operated in either remote printer or queue server mode, provide similar functionality to PSERVER.