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TCP/IP Configuration
5
User Manual
5-19
1.
Store the printerÕs configuration information in an etc/ethers or
bootptab file. For more information on these Þles, see Appendix B.
2.
Make sure that the printer is connected to the network.
Note
The printerÕs BOOTP and RARP implementations do not
support booting across a gateway or router. The BOOTP or
RARP server (host) and client (printer) must be connected to the
same Ethernet segment, or to segments interconnected only by
repeaters and/or bridges.
3.
Turn on the printer. At power up, the printer issues RARP and
BOOTP requests and receives the configuration information from
the host in the RARP or BOOTP response.
If you need to set more IP addressing parameters than your hostÕs
implementation of RARP or BOOTP supports, you can use the conÞg-IP
script. The conÞg-IP script is provided on the UNIX version of your printerÕs
network utilities diskettes. Keep the following points in mind when running
the conÞg-IP script:
■ You must be logged in as root.
■ The output of the script is PostScript code, which you must send
to the printer. When you run the script, redirect the output to
a Þle. Then send the Þle to the printer.
■ The script prompts you to provide certain information. For
information about these prompts, see the table ÒIP parametersÓ on
page 5-21.