Brother MFC-822

10 - 4 FRONT PANEL SETUP MENU

Running H/F 4

In order to enable BOOTP, simply use an editor to delete the “#” (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 / Fax server. Unfortunately,

the exact format for doing this is not standardized, so you will need

to refer to your system documentation to determine how to enter this

information (many UNIX systems also have template examples in

the bootptab file that you can use for reference). Some examples of

typical /etc/bootptab entries include:

BRN_310107 1 00:80:77:31:01:07 192.189.207.3

and:

BRN_310107:ht=ethernet:ha=008077310107:\

ip=192.189.207.3:

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 / Fax server will load its IP address from the

BOOTP server when the

machine

is powered on.

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is one of several

automated mechanisms for IP address allocation. If you have DHCP

Server in your network (typically a Unix, Windows® 2000/XP,

Windows NT®4.0 or Novell Netware network) the Print / Fax server

will automatically obtains its IP address from DHCP server and

name services.

If you do not want your Print / Fax server configured via

DHCP, BOOTP or RARP, you must set the BOOT METHOD

to static, this will prevent the Print / Fax server from trying to

obtain an IP address from any of these systems. To change

the BOOT METHOD, use the front panel, Web browser or by

using the BRAdmin application.