Overview; Tcp/Ip - Brother 2100P - NC Print Server User Manual

CHAPTER ONE
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Unix Printing
Printing from Unix/Linux using

TCP/IP

Overview

Brother print servers are supplied with the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. Since virtually all UNIX host computers support
TCP/IP, this capability allows a printer to be shared on a UNIX Ethernet network. As
with all protocols, TCP/IP communications can proceed concurrently whilst other
protocols are active, this means that UNIX, Apple, and other computers can share the
same Brother Print Server over an Ethernet network.
The Linux operating system uses the same setup procedures as standard Berkeley
UNIX systems. Refer to this chapter for a typical GUI based Linux installation.
Quick Tips:
1. The default IP address of Brother print servers is 192.0.0.192. To change it,
use the BRAdmin Professional utility or let your DHCP server allocate an IP
address to the printer.
2. Refer to chapter 8 of this user guide to learn how to configure the IP address
on your printer.
3. The default password for Brother print servers is "access".
4. The default name is always BRO_xxxxxx (where xxxxxx is the last six
digits of the Ethernet address of the print server).
5. When configuring the PRINTCAP file, pay particular attention to the
service names, BINARY_P1 and TEXT_P1
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