Reloading from a unix host computer using bootp – Brother HL 1270N User Manual

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Reloading from a UNIX Host Computer using
BOOTP

To download the print server firmware from a UNIX host using BOOTP, first copy the load
file e.g.

Firmname.bin

to that host. Make sure that BOOTP and tftp are started by

checking the appropriate files on your system (generally speaking, BOOTP must be enabled
in the

/etc/inetd.conf

file, while tftp must be enabled in your

/etc/services

file

and possibly in another configuration file, such as the

/etc/inetd.conf

file). Refer to

your UNIX system documentation or man pages for additional information. Configure your

/etc/bootptab

file to specify the Ethernet address of the print server and the name of the

load file (

Firmname.bin

). Make sure that your file protection allows general access to the

directory that contains the load file. The exact format of the file

/etc/bootptab

varies

widely, so you will need to refer to your UNIX system documentation for details. A typical

/etc/bootptab

file entry might be:

xc2:ht=ethernet:ha=00401700c953:\
ip=192.189.207.3:bf=/usr/Firmname.bin:

Now log into the print server remote console using TELNET, and execute the following
commands:

SET LOAD SOTWARE "pathname"
SET LOAD ENABLE
EXIT

Be sure to put the path name in quotes and remember that UNIX names are case-sensitive.
Also, make sure that your file protection allows general access to the boot directory.

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