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6.2 UNIX Printing
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TCP/IP Configuration
Chapter 6
8. Check the printer to verify that the NIC is connected to the net-
work. Turn on the printer.
9. Wait until the printer powers up and finishes initializing to allow
enough time for the IP address to become known and to be saved
in NVRAM. The NIC should reinitialize itself.
10. After the NIC has been reinitialized, send a ping command to
verify that the print server obtained its IP address. For example:
#ping 192.9.200.200
If the print server has the address, the result is a confirmation
message:
192.9.200.200 is alive
11. Remove, or comment out your changes to the /etc/BOOTPtab file.
12. Stop the BOOTP daemon and, if you want it to run, restart it.
6.2.1.2 Using rarp
The RARP (Reverse ARP) allows network devices to query a server
for their IP addresses on start-up. For this procedure, there needs to
be a workstation with a rarp server. To store the IP address, use the
following procedure:
1. Turn off the printer.
2. Log in as superuser (root) on the rarp server in the same subnet
on the print server. However, if the server resides on another
subnet, complete this procedure to store the IP address in the
print server. Reconnect the print server anywhere on the net-
work, and then use the Telnet or the HTML pages accessed by
MAP or a Web Browser to adjust the IP parameters for the
subnet on which the NIC is to operate.
3. Find the MAC Address of the NIC. The address is printed on
the status report when you power on the printer.
4. Edit the hosts file (usually /etc/hosts) or use NIS or DIS to add
the IP Address and NIC’s node name. See the network adminis-
trator for the IP address. For example, you would type in the
following for a print server with the name of printfast:
192.9.200.200 printfast
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