Using the Ethernet Card
Note:
If you don’t know what IP address to use for the Ethernet card, ask your network administrator.
Then, follow these steps to set up the printer:
1.Add an entry in the ARP table that assigns an IP address to the hardware address of the Ethernet card, as follows:
arp
For example, add an entry like this: arp
2.Start a continuous “ping” to the card, with the card IP addresss as follows:
ping <IP address>
For example, enter a command like this: ping 192.1.1.6
You see a message similar to the following:
Reply from 192.1.1.6: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=30
Reply from 192.1.1.6: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=30
Reply from 192.1.1.6: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=30
Reply from 192.1.1.6: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=30
This shows that the Ethernet card is set up correctly.
3.Edit the /etc/hosts file on the computer to include the new IP address and an Ethernet card name as follows:
<IP address> <Ethernet card name>
For example, include this command line:
192.1.1.6 PrintrA
4.Use ping again to make sure the printer is responding. You can use either of the following:
ping <printer name> ping <IP address>