Verify printsir’s ip address, Configure remote lpd printing on the host, 4 verify printsir’s ip address – Edimax Technology PS-3103P User Manual

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3. Add the Ethernet address and the host name for

the PrintSir to the /etc/ethers file, by adding a

line such as:

00:00:B4:01:01:01 pserver

Where the Ethernet address of the PrintSir is the

Node ID located on the PrintSir.

4. If your system uses Network Information

Services (NIS), you will need to make changes to

the NIS host and ethers databases.

5. Check if the RARP daemon is running using the

ps and grep commands. If the RARP daemon is

not running on your host, type “rarpd -a” to run

the RARP server.

6.4 Verify PrintSir’s IP Address

To verify that your PrintSir is responding to the newly

assigned IP address using a PING command:

ping ip-address

6.5 Configure Remote lpd Printing on the

Host

The procedure you use to configure your Unix host(s)

to allow printing to your network remote print server varies

between different varieties of Unix. The procedure below

can be used for Unix variants that are related to BSD Unix,

such as SunOS or Linux. For other versions of Unix,

consult your system documentation, keeping in mind that:

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