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Unix Printing

Printing from Unix/Linux using TCP/IP

Overview

Brother print servers are supplied with the Transmission Control 
Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. Since virtually all 
UNIX host computers support TCP/IP, this capability allows a printer 
to be shared on a UNIX Ethernet network. As with all protocols, TCP/
IP communications can proceed concurrently while other protocols 
are active, this means that UNIX, NetWare, Apple, and other 
computers can share the same Brother print server over an Ethernet 
network.

The Linux operating system uses the same setup procedures as 
standard Berkeley UNIX systems. Refer to this chapter for a typical 
GUI based Linux installation.

Quick Tips:

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The default IP address of Brother print servers is 

192.0.0.192

. To change it, use the printer control panel (if 

applicable), the BRAdmin application or let your DHCP server 
allocate an IP address to the printer.

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Refer to chapter 12 of this user guide to learn how to configure 
the IP address on your printer.

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The default password for Brother print servers is 

access

. 

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The default name for a Brother print server is usually 

BRN_xxxxxx

 (where 

xxxxxx

 is the last six digits of the 

Ethernet address of the print server). 

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When configuring the PRINTCAP file, pay particular attention to 
the service names, BINARY_P1 and TEXT_P1.