TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 11 - 7- Page 118

TCP/IP CONFIGURATION 11 - 7

Unix/Linux Systems

Typically, Unix systems require the colon “

:

” character between 

each digit of the Ethernet address.

arp -s 192.189.207.2 00:80:77:31:01:07

To configure the Print/Fax server and to verify the connection, 
enter the following command 

ping ipaddress

 where 

ipaddress

 is the IP address of the Print/Fax server. For 

example, 

ping 192.189.207.2

.

You must be on the same Ethernet segment (that is, there 
cannot be a router between the Print/Fax server and 
operating system) to use the arp -s command. 
If there is a router, you may use BOOTP or other methods 
described in this chapter to enter the IP address.
If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP 
addresses using BOOTP, DHCP or RARP your Brother Print/
Fax server can receive an IP address from any one of these 
IP address allocation systems. In which case, you will not 
need to use the ARP command. The ARP command only 
works once. For security reasons, once you have 
successfully configured the IP address of a Brother Print/Fax 
server using the ARP command, you cannot use the ARP 
command again to change the address. The Print/Fax server 
will ignore any attempts to do this. If you wish to change the 
IP address again, use a Web Browser, the machine’s control 
panel or factory reset the Print/Fax server (which will then 
allow you to use the ARP command again).