Apple 12/640PS Only one user at a time can telnet to the printer, Bootp server is not responding

The BOOTP server is not responding.

If you chose to use a BOOTP server to assign the printer’s IP address while setting up the printer, but the server is not responding, follow these steps in order:

mMake sure that the server running BOOTP is on the same subnet as the printer or that BOOTP is properly configured to run on multiple subnets.

mCheck the /etc/bootptab file to verify

m that the ip entry is a valid IP address and that it matches the address in the /etc/hosts file

mthe ha entry is the correct Ethernet address (found on the printer’s startup page) with no colons separating the bytes

m the ht entry is either ether or ethernet

mTurn the printer on and off and immediately verify that the bootpd is running. On many UNIX systems, you can accomplish this by typing ps -eor ps -axat the UNIX prompt on the server. If the daemon is not running, type bootpd -t15or consult the UNIX man page on bootpd.

mTurn the printer off and then back on.

I can’t ping the printer by IP name or IP address.

Follow these steps in order:

mping your own system or another host. If this ping fails, your IP software is not running, or your network is down.

mTurn the printer off and then back on. This sometimes fixes the problem itself, and it also causes the startup page to print. Use the startup page to verify the printer’s IP address.

mVerify that the IP address on the configuration page is identical to the IP address in the /etc/hosts file.

mCheck the printer’s network cabling to make sure that it is connected to the network.

mMake sure the IP address is not a duplicate of one already in use on the network.

I can ping the printer, but I can’t telnet to it.

Only one user at a time can telnet to the printer.

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