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Where the first entry is the Ethernet address of the print server and the second entry is the name of the
print 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 server will get the IP address from the rarp daemon when it is powered on.
•BOOTP
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
Note
Depending on the system, this entry might be called “bootps” instead of “bootp”.
In order to enable BOOTP, simply use an editor to delete the “#” (if there is no “#”, then BOOTP is
already enabled). Then edit the BOOTP configuration file (usually /etc/bootptab) and enter the name,
network type (1 for Ethernet), Ethernet address and the IP address, subnet mask and gateway of the
print server. Unfortunately, the exact format for doing this is not standardized, so you will need to refer
to your system documentation to determine how to enter this information (many UNIX
®
systems also
have template examples in the bootptab file that you can use for reference). Some examples of typical
/etc/bootptab entries include:
BRN310107 1 00:80:77:31:01:07 192.168.207.3
and:
BRN310107:ht=ethernet:ha=008077310107:\
ip=192.168.207.3:
Certain BOOTP host software implementations will not respond to BOOTP requests if you have not
included a download filename in the configuration file; if this is the case, simply create a null file on the
host and specify the name of this file and its path in the configuration file.
As with rarp, the print server will load its IP address from the BOOTP server when the printer is powered
on.
• DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is one of several automated mechanisms for IP address
allocation. If you have a DHCP server in your network (typically a UNIX
®
, Windows
®
2000/XP,
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