Environment
Novell Branch Office 2.0 (NBO)
Situation
GUI is unaccessible, however, the branch office console is.
Resolution
NOTE: Type 'HELP' without quotes at the NBO console to bring up a list of commands. This can be expanded by typing in the next step(s) of the command: ie. HELP ADD, or HELP ADD PRINTER
- Install the print driver first:
- ADD PRINTDRIVER
PATH= - Platforms: win9x, winnt4, win2000 winXP
- ADD PRINTDRIVER
- Confirm the print driver was installed and note the name:
- LIST PRINTDRIVER
- Install the printer and associate it with the driver:
- ADD PRINTER
,ADDRESS= , =" " - CRITICAL: There are NO spaces between the comma delimited fields. If spaces are added then the command will fail.
- IE: ADD PRINTER HP4100N,ADDRESS=10.10.10.20,winXP="PRINTDRIVERNAME
- ADD PRINTER
- Confirm the printer was installed:
- LIST PRINTER