Printronix P5000LJ user manual Unix NIC Configuration, Mandatory

Mandatory

Unix NIC Configuration

There are mandatory settings needed before the print server can be detected on the network, as well as some additional optional settings. This section offers alternative methods for configuring your NIC and mentions some of the more common optional settings available.

Mandatory

The NIC must be assigned TCP/IP values of IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Value (if required) before setting up and establishing print queues and logical Unix printers. Refer to Chapter 7, “TCP/IP Configuration” for more information.

Additionally, the file “etc/hosts” on the Unix system (or the DNS server known to the Unix workstation being set up) must be updated to include the IP Address and logical name for the NIC, or a DNS server needs to be set with this information so that the Unix print daemons (software processes) can communicate with the physical NIC.

Optional

Additional settings, like routing entries, can be configured allowing for communication across subnets.

Configuration of the NIC can be done from the control panel or through host commands.

Communicating Across Routers

Since Unix environments rely on TCP/IP to communicate with the NIC, attention must be paid to routing.

After following one of the NIC configuration methods mentioned (other than the BOOTP method), you will most likely only be able to communicate with the print server from the same subnet. This means any host across a router will not be able to see your NIC. In order to communicate across a router, it is possible to store a static default router/gateway within the print server so that any packets destined for another subnet get forwarded to this router automatically. The router (or series of routers) can then take over ensuring the packets get to their final destination on another subnet on your network.

To configure a default router/gateway within the NIC:

1.Use the printer front panel to configure the gateway value.

2.Load a Web browser on your Unix station on the same subnet and direct it to the URL http://P5000LJIPaddress/networkConf.html (e.g., http://192.75.11.9/networkConf.html)

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