Assigning An Ip Address To The Print Server Using Arp - NETGEAR PS104 Installation And Reference Manual

Installation and Reference for the Model PS104/PS105/PS110 Print Server

Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server Using ARP

To assign an IP address using the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP):
Determine the physical address and the device name of the print server.
1.
The factory default name and the physical address are shown on a sticker on the bottom of the
unit. The default name on your device is PSxxxxxx.
Log in to the UNIX host as root.
2.
Add the print server to the /etc/hosts file by adding to the file:
3.
IP_Address NAME # Comment
Use these definitions for entering the information:
• IP_Address is the IP address of your print server.
• NAME is the name of your print server.
A sample entry is:
192.10.2.54 PS_Rm203 #Default name PS123456
In the example, a print server with an IP address of 192.10.2.54 is called PS_Rm203 and has a
default name of PS123456.
Compare the physical address with the IP address of the print server, using the ARP
4.
command as follows:
arp -s NAME 00:c0:02:xx:yy:zz
Use these definitions for entering the information:
• NAME is the name of your print server.
• 00:c0:02:xx:yy:zz is the physical address of the print server.
A sample entry is:
arp -s PS_Rm203 00:c0:02:12:34:56
To assure that an IP address has been assigned, check the IP address to MAC address
5.
association using the ping command:
ping NAME
NAME is the name of the print server. You should receive a response, but if you get a timeout
message, the ARP procedure has failed. You can either follow the steps again for using ARP or
use one of the other methods for assigning an IP address.
Proceed to "Configuring Your Print Server Using
6.
6-6
FTP," which follows.
UNIX Printing Using TCP/IP