Note
In order to enable BOOTP, simply use an editor to delete the"#"in the /etc/inetd.conf file (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 see your system documentation to determine how to enter this
information (many UNIX
reference). Some examples of typical /etc/bootptab entries include:
BRN008077310107 1
and:
BRN008077310107:ht=ethernet:ha=008077310107:\
ip=192.168.1.2:
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 machine is powered
on.
Using RARP to configure the IP address
The Brother print server's IP address can be configured using the Reverse ARP (RARP) facility on your host
computer. This is done by editing the /etc/ethers file (if this file does not exist, you can create it) with an
entry similar to the following:
00:80:77:31:01:07
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 see your system documentation for
additional information). To verify that the RARP daemon is running on a Berkeley UNIX
the following command:
ps -ax | grep -v grep | grep rarpd
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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 the printer is powered on.
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systems also have template examples in the bootptab file that you can use for
00:80:77:31:01:07 192.168.1.2
BRN008077310107
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