NEC SILENTWRIT 1700 Series - Manual (Page 75)

UNIX Using TCP/IP Protocol 4–27
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UNIX Using TCP/IP Protocol
This section describes how to add your Silentwriter to a
network using BSD UNIX and the TCP/IP network
protocol.
The following steps summarize how to configure the
Silentwriter and your network.
1.
Identify the printer.
2. Establish the printer on the host computer.
3. Send documents to the printer.
Identify the Printer
Before you begin you will need to know the IP address
and node address for the Silentwriter. This information
is included on the configuration page. See “Print a
Configuration Page” on page 2-13.
In UNIX networks, each component of the network has
a unique IP address. If you need to check the IP address
for the Silentwriter, use the ping command as shown in
step 3.
Follow these steps to identify the printer on the
network.
1.
Use a text editor to add the Silentwriter IP address
and name to the
/etc/hosts file on the host
computer. The entry in the /etc/hosts file has the
following format
<xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx><host name>
where <xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx> is the IP address and
<host name> is the printer name you want to use. If
you want to use a new IP address, enter the new
address in the host table. An example entry is
11.22.33.26 NP015626
2. Add the LAN board entry to the host computer’s
address conversion table with the
arp command as
shown below
arp -s <host name> <node address>
Where <host name> is the Silentwriter’s name and
the <node address> is the Silentwriter’s MAC
address. For example,
arp -s NP015626 00:A0:92:01:56:26
3. If you want to check the IP address, use the ping
command with the Silentwriter name.
ping NP015626
Print out a configuration page to confirm the new IP
address. See “Print a Configuration Page” on
page 2-13.