Basic Installation
User’s Manual
30
Using ARP in
Windows
In Windows 95 and Windows NT, you can download the IP address
using ARP. Perform the following commands to download the IP
address and verify the communication.
Important!
From the DOS prompt,
type the following:
The
Ethernet address
equals the serial number of the Document Server
with each pair of digits separated by a hyphen.
Example:
The host will return
‘Reply from 172.16.253.80...’
or a similar message. This
indicates that the address has been set and that the communication is
established.
Notes:
Windows 95 only:
If the ARP table is empty, you must first ping an existing unit on your network
before setting the IP address of your Document Server. Type arp -a to display the ARP table.
arp -s <Internet address> <Ethernet address>
ping <Internet address>
arp -s 172.16.253.80 00-40-8c-11-00-86
ping 172.16.253.80
• ARP is enabled by default but can be disabled by an Administrator using the System
Settings page.
• Once the Document Server has established communication using an appropriate IP
address, the
arp/ping
commands cannot be used to change the address. The reason
for this is to avoid accidental or unauthorized changes of the IP address. Restart the
Document Server to make it accept the setting of the IP address. You can perform a
restart remotely via the Document Server web interface. See “
Specifying the System
Settings
” on page 39.
• When you execute the
ping
command for the first time, the response time may be
significantly longer than usual.
