Applevel1 - d.3 unix configuration files – Digi MIL-3000FTX User Manual

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D-3

3. Use this to see the correct IP address for the

host alpha

:

ypmatch alpha hosts

If a message that states

can’t bind

, user is not using NIS.

4. For NIS, with the changes made to the

/etc/hosts

or

/etc/ethers

file, update the files by typing:

cd /var/yp; make

Note:

RARP or ARP do not go through routers. To assign an IP address for either, use the
serial terminal or put FastPort into the

same segment. Use ARP followed by telnet to

assign the IP address.

5. For Sun OS using domain name servers (not YP or NIS), use

fpfilter.resolve

r

instead of

fpfilter

. For example:

cp fpfilter.resolver fpfilter

6. If an IP address is duplicated on the network, disconnect FastPort from

the network and ping it. If there continues to be a response, another
node has the same IP address as FastPort.

7. Check the

arp

entry for FastPort with the following command:

arp <

hostname of FastPort>

8. Use

fpstatus <

printername>

to verify that the printer is ready.

D.3

UNIX Configuration Files

D.3.1 Using fpfilter Configuration Files

The

fpfilter

software acts as an input filter specified in the

/etc/

printcap

file in BSD systems. Since BSD does not allow command line

options as part of an

:if

entry, there are two possible methods for

specifying the options needed:

• Create a

.fpconfig

file that lists the options (The installation script

will do this when installing a printer.)

• Create a shell script and specify it as the input filter. The shell script

then calls the

fpfilter

program with the appropriate options.

For example, modify the

:if

entry in the printcap file to read:

Note:

The

fpfilter .fpconfig

file will only work if using

fpfilter.

It will not work in

typical LPR/LPD installation (see Chapter 4 for a description of the difference between
host software and LPR/LPD installations).

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