Axis Communications Network Print Servers, AXIS 5500, AXIS 5550 Using Rarp UNIX/Linux, Example

Basic Installation

Set the IP Address

using RARP in

UNIX/Linux

Follow the instructions below to set the IP address using RARP.

Append the following line to your Ethernet Address table. This is typically located in the /etc/ethers file:

<Ethernet address> <host name>

Example:

00:40:8c:10:00:86 npsname

1.Update, if necessary, your host table and alias name databases as required by your system.

2.If it is not already running, start the RARP daemon. This is typically performed using the rarpd -acommand.

3.Restart the print server to download the IP address.

4.You have now set the IP address of the print server. Continue to “Making Network Printers available for printing on your PC” on page 21.

Notes:

•If the host name has not been mapped to an IP address, simply replace the host name entry with the IP address in the example above.

•If you are using IBM AIX, you will probably not have access to a RARP daemon. If this is the case, you can use either ARP (see “Set the IP Address using ARP in UNIX/Linux and Mac OS X” on page 20) or BOOTP (see “Set the IP Address using BOOTP in UNIX/Linux” on page 19).

•You have to restart the print server to download the IP address.

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