CHAPTER 1 TCP/IP CONFIGURATION
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Using RARP to Configure the IP Address
Brother Print / Fax server IP address can be configured using the Reverse ARP
(rarp) facility on your host computer. This is done by editing the /etc/ethers file
(if this file does not exist, you can create it) with an entry similar to the
following:
00:80:77:31:01:07 BRN_310107
Where the first entry is the Ethernet address of the Print / Fax server and the
second entry is the name of the Print / Fax server (the name must be the same as
the one you put in the /etc/hosts file).
If the rarp daemon is not already running, start it (depending on the system the
command can be rarpd, rarpd -a, in.rarpd -a or something else; type man rarpd or
refer to your system documentation for additional information). To verify that the
rarp daemon is running on a Berkeley UNIX-based system, type the following
command:
ps -ax | grep -v grep | grep rarpd
For AT&T UNIX-based systems, type:
ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd
The Brother Print / Fax server will get the IP address from the rarp daemon when
it is powered on.
