iManager reports wrong LPR host for printer

  • Document ID:3823004
  • Creation Date:21-Nov-2006
  • Modified Date:26-Apr-2012
    • Micro Focus Products:
      iPrint
      NetWare

Environment

Novell NetWare 6.5
Novell NetWare 6.0
Novell iManager
Novell iPrint

Situation

iManager reports wrong LPR host for printer
When using iManager to enable LPR client support for an iPrint printer, LPR host reports the bogus IP address 0.1.144.178

Resolution

This problem is fixed in NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 6.
If you don't need IPX, disable IPX support on the server running the NDPS Manager and the bogus IP address will disappear

Additional Information

The problem only happens when IPX is enabled on the server running the NDPS Manager. In this case, iManager picks the IPX address of the printer and tries to display it as an IP address. This results in the address 0.1.144.178 being displayed
The issue is only cosmetic. In spite of the wrong address being shown by iManager, LPR still works if you use the correct IP address of the server with your LPR client

Formerly known as TID# 10100660