User`s manual

Section 2: Basic Installation

32 AXIS 570/670 MIO User’s Manual

Notes: ❏ The ARP command can vary between different UNIX systems.

The 802.5 argument is only required for IBM AIX systems, and

some BSD type systems expect the host name and node address in

reverse order. Furthermore IBM AIX systems will require the

additional argument ether. For example:

❏ Please note that when you execute the ping command for the first

time, you may experience a significantly longer response time than

is usual.

Using RARP in UNIX

Follow the step-by-step procedure below to use the RARP method:

AXIS 570 MIO Ethernet

1. Append the following line to your Ethernet Address table. This is

typically performed using the command

/etc/ethers

Example:

2. Update your host table and alias name databases, as described

previously.

3. If it is not already running, start the RARP daemon. This is

typically performed using the command

rarpd -a.

4. Restart the AXIS 570 MIO to down-load the Internet address.

arp -s ether <host name> 00:40:8c:10:00:86 temp

00:40:8c:10:00:86 npsname