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RARP and BOOTP
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Network Utilities for Phaser Color Printers
BOOTP
Bootstrap protocol, BOOTP, is the recommended way to establish
communications from the host to the printer in an internet protocol
environment. BOOTP obtains booting data from the bootptab Þle. With the
proper information stored in the bootptab Þle, the printer can Þnd its own
name and IP address and boot from the network without any intervention,
even for a Þrst time boot.
1.
Verify that the bootpd and bootptab Þles are in the /etc or /usr/etc
directory:
ls bootp*
2.
Edit the /etc/hosts Þle to add the printer internet addresses and
names:
128.07.60.30 P480-mktg
128.07.60.31 P480-sales
3.
Some hosts may require an explicit update to the arp table to add
the new entries. This command is host-speciÞc; check your host
documentation for details.
arp -s ether P480-mktg 08:00:11:01:00:45
arp -s ether P480-sales 08:00:11:01:00:46
The ether switch indicates you are providing an Ethernet address. The arp
command can also be run with a -f Þlename option, where Þlename is a Þle of
all the printer entries to set.
1.
Set up the bootptab Þle.
2.
Start or restart the inetd or bootpd daemon.