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6.3 Setup Printer s erv er’s IP A ddr ess Th e p rin ter se rve r m us t h ave a uni que IP ad dr ess in or der to be
rec og niz ed by the ne two rk.
You c an set up th e I P a ddr ess o n t he var iou s U nix s yst ems us ing
an y o ne of the fo llo win g m et hod s:
1. DHC P ( Dyn ami c H ost Co nf igu rat ion Pr oto co l)
2. BOO TP (Bo ots tra p P rot oc ol)
Th e p rin ter se rve r w ill u se the la st thr ee met ho ds to obt ain it s I P
add re ss aut oma tic all y i f its IP ad dre ss is con fig ure d as Aut o ( 0.0 .0. 0).
6.3 .1 D HCP
Th ere ar e m any Un ix sys tem s tha t s upp ort DH CP pro to col , a nd th e
pro ce dur es to con fig ure th e DHC P s erv er dat aba se ar e d iff ere nt. Th is
ma nua l d oes no t d esc rib e t he DH CP ser ver co nfi gur at ion on th e U nix
sys tem s. It is hi ghl y r eco mm end ed tha t t he DHC P s er ver sh oul d b e
loc at ed on the sa me net wor k as the pr int er se rver.
6.3 .2 B OOT P
If you h ave th e B OOT P d aem on , b oot pd, ru nni ng on yo ur UNI X
sys tem t hat is ac ces sib le by th e p rin ter se rv er, yo u c an use th e BOO TP
pro to col to se t u p t he IP ad dre ss of the pr in ter se rve r. We rec om men d
tha t the BO OTP se rve r s ho uld be lo cat ed on th e s ame su bne t a s t he
pr int er ser ver . I f y ou us e N etw ork In for mat ion S erv ice s ( NIS ) i n y our
sys tem , you ma y n eed to re bu ild th e N IS map wi th the BO OT P s erv ice s
bef or e d oin g t he fol low ing BO OT P c onf igu rat ion . T o r eb uil d t he NIS ma p,
ple as e r efe r t o y our s yste m doc ume nta tio n.
To co nfi gur e t he IP add res s dat a f or the BO OTP se rve r, yo u w ill
nee d to log in th e h ost of BO OT P s erv er as the su pe rus er (ro ot) . P erf orm
the f oll owi ng ste ps to add a ddr ess en tri es,
1. Opt ion all y, ass ign a na me cor res pon din g t o t he pr int er ser ver ’s
IP ad dre ss. Y ou can ad d t hi s a ddr ess to th e / etc /h osts f ile , b y a ddi ng a
lin e suc h a s:
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