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To configure the IP address data for the BOOTP server, you will need to log in the host of BOOTP server
as the superuser (root). Perform the following steps to add address entries,
1. Optionally, assign a name corresponding to the print server’s IP address. You can add this address to
the /etc/hosts file, by adding a line such as:
203.66.191.12 pserver
2. Add an entry to the host’s /etc/bootptab file, similar to the following:
hostname:\
:ht=1:\
:ha=print_server_ethernet_address:\
:ip=print_server_ip_address:
Lines should be indented with tabs.
Where hostname is the device name of a print server, the ht=1 tag specifies the hardware type is
Ethernet, the ha= tag specifies the Ethernet address of a print server, which is the Node ID located on
the print server. The ha tag must be preceded by the ht tag. The ip= tag should correspond to the IP
address you want to assign to the print server.
For example, a print server with the following configuration:
Node ID: 0000B4010101 (this implies Ethernet
address is 0000B4010101),
IP address: 203.66.191.12
The entry for this print server in the /etc/bootptab file should be:
PS010101:\
:ht=1:\
:ha=0000B4010101:\
:ip=203.66.191.12:
6.4 Verify Print Server’s IP Address
To verify that your print server is responding to the newly assigned IP address using a PING command:
ping ip-address
6.5 Configure Remote LPD Printing on the Host
The procedure you use to configure your Unix host(s) to allow printing to your network remote print
server varies between different varieties of Unix. The procedure below can be used for Unix variants
that are related to BSD Unix, such as SunOS or Linux. For other versions of Unix, consult your system
documentation, keeping in mind that:
1. The print server should be treated as a BSD networked print server host.
2. The host name should be the name (or IP address) that you have assigned to the print server.
3. The printer name (or queue name) on the remote host should be lpt1, lpt2 or lpt3, the name of the
printer port on the print server.
You will need to perform the tasks below, logged in as the superuser (root).
To configure your Unix host for printing:
1. Optionally, assign a name corresponding to the print server’s IP address. You can add this address to
the /etc/hosts file, by adding a line such as:
203.66.191.186 pserver