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Using RARP to Configure the IP Address 

The Brother Print/Fax server’s IP address can be configured using 
the Reverse ARP (rarp) facility on your host computer. This is done 
by editing the 

/etc/ethers

 file (if this file does not exist, you can 

create it) with an entry similar to the following:

00:80:77:31:01:07   BRN_310107

Where the first entry is the Ethernet address of the Print/Fax server 
and the second entry is the name of the Print/Fax server (the name 
must be the same as the one you put in the 

/etc/hosts

 file).

If the rarp daemon is not already running, start it (depending on the 
system the command can be 

rarpd, rarpd -a, in.rarpd -a

or something else; type 

man rarpd

 or refer to your system 

documentation for additional information). To verify that the rarp 
daemon is running on a Berkeley UNIX-based system, type the 
following command:

ps -ax | grep -v grep | grep rarpd

For AT&T UNIX-based systems, type:

ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd

The Brother Print/Fax server will get the IP address from the rarp 
daemon when the printer is powered on.