HP 310X, 175X manual Using RARP

Using RARP

for HP Jetdirect 175x external print server/Internet connector for USB and HP Jetdirect 310x external print server/Internet connector for

USB

This subsection describes how to configure the print server using the Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) on UNIX and Linux systems.

This setup procedure enables the RARP daemon running on your system to respond to a RARP request from the print server and to supply the IP address to the print server.

1.Switch off the print server.

2.Log onto your UNIX or Linux system as a superuser.

3.Make sure the RARP daemon is running on your system by entering the following command at the system prompt:

ps	-ef grep rarpd	(for Unix)
ps	ax grep rarpd	(for BSD or Linux)

4.The system response should be similar to the following:

861 0.00.2 24 72 5 14:03 0:00 rarpd -a

860 0.00.5 36 140 5 14:03 0:00 rarpd -a

5.If the system does not display a process number for the RARP daemon, see the rarpd man page for instructions on starting the RARP daemon.

6.Edit the /etc/hosts file to add your designated IP address and node name for the print server. For example:

192.168.45.39 laserjet1

7.Edit the /etc/ethers file (/etc/rarpd.conf file in HP-UX 10.20) to add the LAN hardware address (MAC or station address), as shown on the configuration page, and the node name for the print server. For example:

00:01:E6:a8:b0:00 laserjet1

Note: If your system uses Network Information Service (NIS), you need to incorporate changes to the NIS host and ethers databases