About The Assignment Of The Ip Address To The Host Name - SEH Print Server Installation Manual

Assignment Files
Print Server Installation Manual
1.5 ... about the Assignment of the IP Address to the
Host Name
As a rule, hosts can be addressed at the user command level ('ping,'
'ftp,' and 'tftp,' for example), with their host names, or directly with
their IP addresses. The host name is most commonly used.
The host name should be assigned to the IP address. This is carried
out either in the local 'etc/hosts' file or on a DNS server. The
following section will describe the assignment of the host name to
the IP address using the 'hosts' file.
The assignment of the host names to the IP addresses and the IP
addresses to the hardware addresses is saved in the following files:
File Assignment
/etc/hosts Assignment of host names to IP addresses
/etc/bootptab Assignment of IP addresses to hardware addresses if the BOOTP
boot protocol is used
The '/etc/hosts' file exists on every computer in the network,
whereas the other files usually only exist if the listed network
services are implemented. Depending on the UNIX system used, the
files may also be located in different directories.
The computer from which this installation is carried out must be in
the same (sub)network as the print server. Later, the printer may be
located anywhere in the network.
Proceed as follows:
1. Log on as root.
2. Add the following entry into the '/etc/hosts' file:
Syntax: <IP address> <host name>
Example: 192.168.0.123 IC0001FF
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