The connection type refers to how the port driver (NPRINTER.EXE/NLM) for the printer is loaded.

Only printers cabled to a NetWare* server that loads the print server (PSERVER.NLM) can have the port driver (NPRINTER.NLM) loaded automatically.

Each NPRINTER.NLM loaded on a NetWare server displays a status screen on the NetWare server console.

Manual Load

Indicates that the port driver is manually loaded.

You can choose this option for a printer cabled to any computer on your network. If the printer is cabled to a workstation, you must load NPRINTER.EXE from the command line or the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If the printer is cabled to a NetWare server, you must load NPRINTER.NLM from the NetWare server console or the AUTOEXEC.NCF file.

Auto Load (This is the default)

Indicates that the port driver is automatically loaded. You can choose this option only for printers cabled to a NetWare server running PSERVER.NLM. With this option, NPRINTER.NLM is automatically loaded by PSERVER.NLM when you load PSERVER.NLM.