Assigning host name and ip address -16 – Digi MIL-3000FTX User Manual

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MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers

5-16

5.6 Installing and Printing from Data General's DG/UX

FastPort supports DG/UX™ 5.4 Release 2.01 and above. Current versions
of DG/UX fully support FastPort; meaning that an interface script or filter
command do not need to be loaded. These files are:

/usr/lib/lp/bin/fpfilter

/usr/lib/lp/model/fastport

5.6.1 Assigning Host Name and IP Address

Use the

sysadm

to add FastPort’s IP/Ethernet address, via:

Networking -> TCP/IP -> hosts -> Add

1. Add FastPort to the local hosts database (

/etc/hosts

) or the Network

Information Services (NIS).

e.g.,

Host name: fastport2-pr

2. Add the Internet address that the system admin. assigned.

e.g.,

Internet Address: 128.222.55.55

3. Add an alias (optional). Or press [Enter] to continue.

e.g.,

Alias List: <press Enter>

4. Confirm the choices.

OK to perform operation? [yes].

Press [Enter].

fastport2-pr has been added

5. Add an Ethernet address by modifying the local ethers database (

/

etc/ethers

) or the NIS ethers database. Follow the ensuing path:

Networking -> TCP/IP -> Ethers -> Add

6. Enter the name of the host that was specified in Step 1.

Host Name: fastport2-pr

7. Enter the FastPort’s Ethernet address:

Ethernet Address: 00:40:c8:55:55:55

8. Confirm the choices.

OK to perform operation? [yes].

Press [Enter].

fastport2-pr has been added.

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