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3. Add the Ethernet address and the host name for
the PrintSir to the /etc/ethers file, by adding a
line such as:
00:00:B4:01:01:01 pserver
Where the Ethernet address of the PrintSir is the
Node ID located on the PrintSir.
4. If your system uses Network Information
Services (NIS), you will need to make changes to
the NIS host and ethers databases.
5. Check if the RARP daemon is running using the
ps and grep commands. If the RARP daemon is
not running on your host, type “rarpd -a” to run
the RARP server.
6.4 Verify PrintSir’s IP Address
To verify that your PrintSir 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:
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