1.3 Hardware and NOS Requirements
Introduction
1-3
Note:
Each Network Interface Board has a unique six-digit serial number with a three-letter
prefix — for example, “
RDP
”. The serial number is listed on the bottom of the Net-
work Interface Board and displayed on the box.
1.3 Hardware and NOS Requirements
The Network Interface Board hardware and software require the following:
Version of protocol or NOS
• Novell NetWare Version 3.
x
(or higher), 4.
x
, or 5.
x
• Apple Macintosh System 8.
x
or 9.
x.
• UNIX, Windows, or LAN Server systems supporting
lpr
over TCP/IP
• Sun™ Solaris™ 2.5.1 or 2.6, 7, 8
• Hewlett Packard HP-UX™ 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, 11.0
• RED HAT Linux 6.2
Software
• NetWare printing requires NetWare Capture, NPRINT, and either PCONSOLE
(later than 1.0) or NWADMIN.
• NWSetup requires Windows 95/98/Me, Windows2000 or Windows NT 4.0 and
the Novell 32-bit client.
• The IP Peer-to-Peer utility requires Windows 95/98/Me or Windows NT 4.0.
• The IPX Peer-to-Peer utility requires Windows 95/98/Me.
• The MAP utility requires Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000 or Windows NT
4.0. MAP also requires a Web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape
Navigator, Communicator.
• AppleTalk printing requires the appropriate PostScript® Printer Description
(PPD) for the printer.
• TCP/IP setup and maintenance can be done with Telnet. To monitor and maintain
with HTTP requires a Web browser.
Hardware
• Support for 10 Mbps Ethernet networks: 10BaseT (twisted pair) cables and
hardware