Basic Installation18 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s ManualSet the IP Addressusing RARP inUNIX/LinuxFollow the instructions below to set the IP address using RARP.Append the following line to your Ethernet Address table. This is typicallylocated in the /etc/ethers file:Example:1. Update, if necessary, your host table and alias name databases as requiredby your system.2. If it is not already running, start the RARP daemon. This is typicallyperformed using the rarpd -a command.3. Restart the print server to download the IP address.4. You have now set the IP address of the print server. Continue to “MakingNetwork Printers available for printing on your PC” on page 21.Notes: 00:40:8c:10:00:86 npsname• If the host name has not been mapped to an IP address, simply replace the host name entrywith the IP address in the example above.• If you are using IBM AIX, you will probably not have access to a RARP daemon. If this is thecase, you can use either ARP (see “Set the IP Address using ARP in UNIX/Linux and Mac OSX” on page 20) or BOOTP (see “Set the IP Address using BOOTP in UNIX/Linux” on page 19).• You have to restart the print server to download the IP address.
