Using RARP to Configure the IP Address; Using RARP to Configure the IP Address - Page 110

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Using RARP to Configure the IP Address 

The Brother print 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 server and 
the second entry is the name of the print 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 server will get the IP address from the rarp daemon 
when the printer is powered on.