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and to be saved in non-volatile memory. The NIC should
reinitialize itself.
10. After the NIC has reinitialize, send a ping command to
verify that the print server obtained its IP address. For
example:
ping 192.9.200.200
If the print server has the address, the result is a
confirmation message:
192.9.200.200 is alive
11. Remove, or comment out, your changes to the /etc/
BOOTPtab file.
12. Stop the BOOTP daemon and, if you want it to run, restart
it.
Using
rarp
The Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (
rarp
) allows
network devices to query a server for their IP addresses on
start-up. For this procedure, there needs to be a workstation
with a
rarp
server. To store the IP address, use the following
procedure:
1. Turn off the printer.
2. Log in as
superuser
on the
rarp
server. However, if the
server resides on another subnet, complete this procedure
to store the IP address in the print server. Reconnect the
print server anywhere on the network, and then use the
Telnet
procedure (See
Running TELNET
(page 5-47) for
instructions on using
Telnet
) to adjust the IP parameters
for the subnet on which the NIC is to operate.
3. Find the Ethernet address of the NIC. The address is
printed on the configuration status report when you
power on the printer.
4. Edit the
hosts
file (usually
/etc/hosts
) or use NIS or DIS to
add the IP Address and NICs node name. See the
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