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General TCP/IP UNIX Host Configuration

The configuration process for most UNIX systems is described in the 
following steps. As this process varies, we recommend that you refer 
to your system documentation for additional information.

1

Configure the 

/etc/hosts

 file on each UNIX host that needs 

to communicate with the print server. Use your favorite editor to 
add an entry to the 

/etc/hosts

 file containing the IP address 

and node name of the device. For example:

192.189.207.3

BRN_310107

The actual format of the entry may vary depending on your system, 
check your system documentation and also note the format of other 
entries in the 

/etc/hosts

 file.

In any case, the node name in the 

/etc/hosts

 file must match the 

node name in the 

/etc/printcap

 file.

Some systems such as HP/UX and AIX allow you to enter the IP 
address as the host name when setting up the print queue. If this is 
the case, you do not need to configure the hosts file.

2

Choose which print server service you want to use. There are 
several types of services available on Brother print servers. 
Binary services pass data through unmodified and are therefore 
required for PCL or PostScript rasterized graphics printouts. 
Text services add a carriage return at the end of each line for 
proper formatting of UNIX text files (which end in linefeed and 
do not have carriage returns). The text service can also be used 
for non-rasterized graphics, such as ASCII PostScript graphics 
or many types of PCL graphics.

The node name in this file does not necessarily need to be 
the same as the one that is actually configured into the 
Brother print server (the name that appears on the printer 
configuration page), however, it is good practice to make the 
names the same. Some operating systems, such as HP/UX, 
do not accept the "_" character in the default name, for these 
systems you must use a different name).