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from: bubbler86@aol.com (Bubbler86)
date: 2000-02-19 00:00:00
subject: Re: Print Server set up

From: bubbler86@aol.com (Bubbler86)
Subject: Re: Print Server set up
Date: 2000/02/19
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>I'm trying to configure a Hewlet packard Laserjet4 with a print server
>card installed. It's connected to a hub via cat5 cable. It's a first for
>
>me. I thought  did everything right using Novell Net Admin, HP's
>Jetadmin and Load pserver but I get strange results when printing. The
>windows95 test pages print fine. The printers "self test" pages print
>fine when the command is issued with software through the network or at
>the printer itself. I've tried various HP laserjet4 drivers that are
>included with Win95. The symptoms are when pages are printed, text seems
>
>to be preceede with control characters, many blank pages are fed out of
>the printer, etc. Does anyone have any Ideas? Is it possible that the
>firmware needs to be flashed on the print server card?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>
>

I doubt this will help your problem (which sounds a lot like a driver problem)
but I would resetup what you have done and make the HP Netcard your
printserver.  Loading pserver on a Novell server just takes extra processor
timw which can be spent elsewhere.  

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