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1Unix Printing
Printing from Unix/Linux Using TCP/IP
Overview
Brother Print/Fax se rvers are supplied w ith the Transmis sion Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. Since virtually all
UNIX host computers support TCP/ IP, this capability allows a print er
to be shared on a UNIX Ethernet network. As with all protocols,
TCP/IP communications can proceed concurrently while other
protocols are acti ve, this means that UN IX, NetWare, Apple, an d
other computers can share the same Brother print server over an
Ethernet network.
The Linux operating system uses the same setup procedures as
standard Berkeley UNIX s ystems. Refer to this chapter f or a typical
GUI based Linux installation.
Quick Tips:
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The Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) protocol
automatically assigns an IP address from the range:
169.254.1.0 to 169.254.2 54.255. If you want to disable the
APIPA protocol, set APIPA to Off using the machine control
panel. For more information, see APIPA on page 10-9. If the
APIPA protocol is disabled, the default IP address of a Brother
Print/Fax server is 192.0.0.192. To change it, use the control
panel, the BRAdmin Professional utility, Web BRAdmin
software or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the
machine.
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To learn how to configure th e IP address on your machine, se e
Chapter 11 of this User’s Guide.
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The default password for Br other Print/Fax servers is access.
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The default name for a Brot her Print/Fax server is usually
BRN_xxxxxx (where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the
Ethernet address of the P rint/Fax server).