Black Box LE3840A Manual page 84

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You must add a node name and assigned IP address to the local hosts
database for each host that will spool jobs directly to the Ethernet Print
Server. Usually, this involves adding the Ethernet Print Server node name
and IP address to the /etc/hosts file or configuring through Network
Information Service (NIS) or Domain Name System (DNS). Call up the
/etc/hosts file and type, for example:
192.9.200.200 DPIfast
The hosts file now has an IP address for an Ethernet Print Server unit
named DPIfast. Go to Step 2.
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There are several ways to give the Ethernet Print Server its IP address. If you
have a Novell server on this network, you can configure the IP and gateway
addresses, and the subnet mask, through the NIMANAGE for Windows utility.
See Chapter 4 for details. If you do not have a Novell server, there are other
TCP/IP configuration options:
• bootp
You must enable TCP/IP with NIMANAGE before configuring the Print
Server. You must first run NIMANAGE to activate TCP/IP (and disable
other protocols) on the Ethernet Print Server. Otherwise, TCP/IP will not
work.
Configuring the IP Address through bootp
The bootp (Internet Boot Protocol) daemon is a native TCP/IP option for
configuring the IP address of a diskless network device. To run the bootp
daemon, first edit the /etc/bootptab file to include parameters for the
Ethernet Print Server. To configure the Ethernet Print Server's IP address
for a SUN/BSD system, take the following steps. For other systems, the
sequence of steps varies. See your UNIX manual.
1. Edit the /etc/bootptab file. For example:
lpd:\
:ht=ether:\
:ha=0040AF03AF6E:\
:lp=192.9.200.10:\
:sm=255.0.0.0:\
:gw=192.0.200.219:
In the example above, :ha is the Ethernet address, :ip is the IP address, :sm
is the subnet mask, and :gw is the gateway address.
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