NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:  PSERVER fix for NPRINTER not connecting
TID #:  2956575
README FOR:  NW5PSRV2.EXE

SUPERSEDES:
nw5pserv.exe

NOVELL PRODUCTS and VERSIONS:
NetWare 5

ABSTRACT:

Updated PSERVER.NLM (08MAR2000) for NetWare 5.0 to resolve problem of
NPRINTER.NLM not connecting to print server after applying NW5SP4.



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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

On servers where NW5SP4 has been applied, 

1. Verify that PSERVER.NLM has been unloaded.
2. Make a backup copy of PSERVER.NLM in the SYS:SYSTEM directory.
3. Copy the new PSERVER.NLM into the SYS:SYSTEM directory.
4. Load PSERVER.NLM. 

ISSUE: 


See Solution 10025138.

Symptoms:

- NPRINTER.NLM will not connect to print server after applying NetWare 5
Support Pack 4. 
- NPRINTER display screen does not come up at server console. 
- Printer directly connected to NetWare 5 server not printing. 
- Printer status in PSERVER screen shows the printer as "not connected." 
- After applying NW5SP4, unable to print. 
- Unable to print to printer. 
- Pserver message: "Printer not connected."

This package contains PSERVER.NLM 5.00 PTF v1.10 (08MAR2000) which supersedes
the previously available NW5PSERV.EXE which contained PSERVER.NLM 5.00 PTF
v1.08h (01FEB2000).  The PTF 1.08h contained additional debugging output to the
server console which has been removed from the PTF v1.10 release.

Self-Extracting File Name: NW5PSRV2.EXE

Files Included          Size         Date          Time
..\
  NW5PSRV2.TXT   (This file)
   PSERVER.NLM         81299     3-8-2000    1:36:24 pm



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