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           PSF/2 TO MORE THAN 3 NOVELL PRINTERS USING NOVELL CAPTURE

 OS/2  2.1  with  NetWare  Requester V2.1 now supports LPT1-9. This will allow
 PSF/2 to use the Novell CAPTURE command to direct print to  up  to  9  Novell
 printers.  The NetWare Requester can be obtained from Novell by purchasing it
 from  Compuserve (NETWIRE) or through the IBM Bulletin Board.  Using this new
 Requester there are two ways to invoke CAPTURE:

 1.   By using the NetWare Tools which is contained in the Novell  folder  you
     can set up to CAPTURE LPT1-9, and can select NO FORM FEED and NO BANNERS.
     Once  you have the CAPTUREs set up and working, you can save the CAPTUREs
     as well as the active LOGINS and Drive Mappings and cause them to be  re-
     established  on  the next boot. To do this go into the Network Tools, se-
     lect the Network pulldown, select Save Setting.   You will  get  prompted
     for  a  name.  A file called <name>.NWS will be created for you that con-
     tains the active CAPTUREs, Logins and  Drive  Mappings.  To  re-establish
     these, add "NWTOOLS <name>.NWS" to your Startup.CMD file.


     Note: In order to allow CAPTUREs for LPT4-9 to be saved and restored, you
     will  require an updated version of NWTOOLS.EXE. You can obtain this from
     NETWIRE on COMPUSERVE, or by submitting an ASKQ to PSF2.

 2.   Command line CAPTURE... In order to support LPT4-9 you must  obtain  the
     NetWare 4.01 version of CAPTURE. You can do this from a 4.01 server.

     To  re-establish  the CAPTUREs on reboots, add the LOGINs followed by the
     CAPTUREs to the STARTUP.CMD file, or the CAPTURES can  be  added  to  the
     LOGIN  script  on  the Novell server. This should guarantee that the CAP-
     TURES are active after reboot.

 NOTE: In order to activate ports LPT4-9 on the OS/2 system,  either  IBM  Lan
 Server  can  be installed, or the IBM 4033 Utility for OS/2 can be installed.
 As with the previous workaround the IBM 4033 Utility for OS/2 can be obtained
 from PENNHELP or by opening an ASKQ item for PSF/2. You DO NOT need  a  4033,
 just the Utility for OS/2.



 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
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 When  using  OS/2 virtual ports that have been redirected with CAPTURE or NET
 USE, there is a possibility that the redirection might not be active or  that
 it may go away without PSF/2 knowing. In the case where PSF/2 is sending data
 to  a  virtual  port that has not been redirected or the redirection has been
 lost, the print job will be lost. PSF/2 thinks the job has been  printed  and
 deletes it from the OS/2 queue or the DPF queue.















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