Axis Communications 540/640 Printer User Manual


 
Section 2: Basic Installation
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Notes: The arp command can vary between different UNIX systems. The
802.5 argument is only required for IBM AIX systems, and some
BSD type systems expect the host name and node address in
reverse order. Furthermore IBM AIX systems will require the
additional argument ether. For example:
Please note that when you execute the ping command for the first
time, you may experience a significantly longer response time
than is usual.
Using RARP in UNIX Follow the step-by-step procedure below to use the rarp method:
AXIS 540/542 Ethernet Print Server
1. Append the following line to your Ethernet Address table. This is
typically performed using the command
/etc/ethers:
Example:
2. Update your host table and alias name databases, as described
previously.
3. If it is not already running, start the rarp daemon. This is typically
performed using the command
rarpd -a.
4. Restart the AXIS 540/542 to down-load the Internet address.
arp -s ether <host name> 00:40:8c:10:00:86 temp
<Ethernet address> <host name>
00:40:8c:10:00:86 npsname