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Terminal Server User Guide
Communicating via ARP
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Chapter 2 Installation
Communicating via ARP
Your Terminal Server supports the ‘Address Resolution Protocol’ (ARP). It allows you to
temporarily connect to your Terminal Server to assign a permanent IP address. If you prefer
to use a terminal or PC attached to Terminal Server see
Communicating via a Terminal or
PC on page 36 .
To do this proceed as follows;
1. From a local Unix host, type the following:
arp -s a.b.c.d aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff
(where a.b.c.d is the IP address you want for Terminal Server, and aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff is the
Ethernet address of your Terminal Server, found on the bottom of the unit itself).
2. On a Windows ® NT/98 system, the arp command is slightly different (using dashes
instead of colons):
arp -s a.b.c.d aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff
3. Whether you use Unix or Windows ® to run arp, you are now ready to telnet to Terminal
Server. Here is the sequence to use:
arp -s 192.168.209.8 00:80:d4:00:33:4e
telnet 192.168.209.8
password>
local>
4. At the password prompt, press the Enter key since this is not set yet. The IP address still
needs to be configured on the unit (ARP has only allowed you to connect to the unit so
far).
You can now skip the next section and go straight to The Menu System on page 37
Note
If there are any errors, recheck both the IP and Ethernet addresses you
keyed in (this is the most common error here). See
Appendix B
Troubleshooting for more information on problems.