Brother International HL 1270N Network Users Manual - English - Page 98

Windows NT/LAN Server (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting, Windows 95/98 Peer to Peer Print (LPR)

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Windows NT/LAN Server (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing with Windows NT or LAN Server, check the following: 1. Make sure that TCP/IP and TCP/IP print service are installed and running on the Windows NT system or the LAN Server file server. 2. If you are using DHCP and you have not created a reservation for the print server, make sure that you enter the NetBIOS name of the print server in the "Name or address of server providing lpd" box. Windows 95/98 Peer to Peer Print (LPR) Troubleshooting If you are having trouble printing on a Windows 95/98 (or later) Peer-to-Peer network (LPR method), check the following: 1. Make sure that the Brother LPR Port driver is correctly installed and configured according to the Windows 95/98 Peer-to-Peer chapters. You may find that during the installation of BLP software, the screen that prompts you for a Port name is not displayed. This may happen on some Windows 95/98 computers. Press the ALT and TAB keys to make it appear. 10-6

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Windows NT/LAN Server (TCP/IP) Troubleshooting
If you are having trouble printing with Windows NT or LAN Server, check the following:
1.
Make sure that TCP/IP and TCP/IP print service are installed and running on the
Windows NT system or the LAN Server file server.
2.
If you are using DHCP and you have not created a reservation for the print server,
make sure that you enter the NetBIOS name of the print server in the “Name or address
of server providing lpd” box.
Windows 95/98 Peer to Peer Print (LPR)
Troubleshooting
If you are having trouble printing on a Windows 95/98 (or later) Peer-to-Peer network (LPR
method), check the following:
1.
Make sure that the Brother LPR Port driver is correctly installed and configured
according to the Windows 95/98 Peer-to-Peer chapters.
You may find that during the installation of BLP software, the screen that prompts you for a
Port name is not displayed. This may happen on some Windows 95/98 computers. Press the
ALT and TAB keys to make it appear.