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Precautions on connecting a dial-up router to a network

If the NetWare file server and printer are on opposite sides of a router, packets are sent back and forth continuously, possibly incurring communications charges. Because packet transmission is a feature of NetWare, you must change the configuration of the router. If the network you are using does not allow you to configure the router, configure the printer instead.

Filter packets so they do not pass over the dial-up router.

The MAC address of the filtering printer is printed on the printer configuration page.

For details about configuring the printer if the router cannot be configured, see the following instructions.

Configuring the printer with NetWare

1Configure the file server while following the setup method described earlier in this manual.

2Set the frame type for NetWare environment.

Configuring the printer without NetWare

1When not printing, the network interface board sends packets over the network. Set NetWare to "inactive".

Note

  • The MAC address of the filtering printer is printed on the printer configuration page. For details about printing a configuration page, see Test Printing.

  • For details about selecting a frame type and protocol, see: