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Special Operations under Windows
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When using DNS
Use the host name set to the data file on the DNS server.
When setting the IPv4 address of a printer using DHCP
Use the printer name on the configuration page as the host name.
Reference
For details about printing a configuration page, see p.130 “Printing a Config-
uration Page”.
In other cases
Add the IPv4 address and host name of the network printer to the hosts file on
the computer used for printing. Methods of addition vary depending on operat-
ing systems.
Windows 95/98/Me
A
Copy WINDOWSHOSTS.SAM to the same directory and name it
“HOSTS” with no extension.
B
Open the “WINDOWSHOSTS” file created using memo pad files, for in-
stance.
C
Add an IP address and host name to the hosts file using the following for-
mat:
192.168.15.16 host # NP
“192.168.15.16” is the IPv4 address, “host” is the printer's host name, and
“#NP” is replaced by comments. Insert a space or tab between “192.168.15.16”
and “host”, between “host” and “#NP” respectively, using one line for this
format.
D
Save the file.