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Chapter 7 TCP/IP NIC Configuration
Now power the printer up, and wait a minute or more for the NIC to obtain the
address above.
Test by issuing the command
ping IP_address
.
If you do not get a positive
ping
response, check your arp table entry, and
check that the printer is on the same “wire” as you (th e same IP address
range, different only in the value after the last period) . Verify that you have not
typed an IP address that you or someone else is already using. If you have,
type the command
arp -d IP_address
at a DOS prompt to delete the
incorrect entry and then type the correct value.
If you do get a positive
ping
response, remove the static arp entry (to avoid
conflict) by using either telnet or a web browser. At a DOS pr ompt, type the
command
arp -d 192.168.20.20
(with your own IP Address value in
place of this one). Then store this value into the NIC.
Teln et
Using a DOS window (or a third party tool capable of a telnet session) , use
the following:
telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
or
hosts_table_name
login: root
(default)
password:
(no password is default)
welcome root user>
(ignore warning messages about differences)
store TCP/IP 1 addr from current
(save the arp assigned value)
list TCP/IP
(you will see your IP address and a subnet address. I f the
subnet address is incorrect, use the following command to modify it)
store TCP/IP 1 mask 255.255.255.0
(enter your mask value in place
of this one)
If you have a gateway value, enter it now using the following co mmands:
store TCP/IP add default router gateway_value 1
reset
(after a minute or so, you should be able to ping the print serve r)
Note Windows uses hyphens to separate the values in the MAC addres s; Unix
and others use colons.