Assign symbolic name, Ssign, Ymbolic – Emulex NQTR0V-NATM User Manual

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5) Enter:

>

#ping IP_address

IP_address

The printer server IP address in decimal dot

notation.

NOTE: The command interrupt key (usually <Ctrl>C) will

stop the PING command.

Assign Symbolic Name

The user has the option of assigning a symbolic name to the Emulex printer
server. To assign the name, perform these steps:

1) Login to the host.

2) Add this command to the file /etc/hosts (or /usr/etc/hosts).

>

#IP_address server_name

IP_address

The IP address just assigned.

serve_name

The symbolic name describing the server.

For example:

>

#138.239.252.184 accounting_printer

NOTE:

If the /etc/hosts file is administered by NIS
(formerly Yellow Pages), update the appropriate
NIS master hosts database instead. Refer to
host documentation for more information.

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