TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 2 - 5
NC9100h_FM6.0
Using RARP to Configure the IP Address
The Brother Print/Fax server’s 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 the printer is powered on.
Using BOOTP to Configure the IP Address
BOOTP is an alternative to rarp that has the advantage of allowing
configuration of the subnet mask and gateway. In order to use
BOOTP to configure the IP address make sure that BOOTP is
installed and running on your host computer (it should appear in the
/etc/services
file on your host as a real service; type
man
bootpd
or refer to your system documentation for information).
BOOTP is usually started up via the
/etc/inetd.conf
file, so you
may need to enable it by removing the “#” in front of the bootp entry
in that file. For example, a typical bootp entry in the /etc/inetd.conf file
would be:
#bootp dgram udp wait /usr/etc/bootpd bootpd -i
