User`s guide
TCP/IP Configuration
5-3
5.2.1 Using
bootp
The bootp daemon is a native TCP/IP option for configuring the IP address of a diskless
network device. To store the IP address, use the following procedure:
1. Turn off the DEClaser 5100 printer.
2. Log in as superuser on a host on the same subnet as the NIC. However, if the server
resides on another subnet, complete this procedure to store the IP address in the NIC,
reconnect the NIC anywhere on the network, and then use the nsconfig utility to
change the IP address. See Section 5.5 for instructions on using nsconfig.
3. Find the Ethernet address of the network interface card. The address is printed on the
configuration status report each time you turn the printer on.
4. Edit the hosts file (usually /etc/hosts) or use NIS or DIS to add the IP address and
network interface card's node name. See the network administrator for the IP address.
For example, a network interface card named printfast with an IP address of
192.9.200.200 has the following entry:
192.9.200.200 printfast
5. Stop the bootp daemon if it is running.
6. Edit the /etc/bootptab file and add the following information:
nic_host:\
:ht = hardware type:\
:ha = ethernet address:\
:ip = IP address:\
:sm = subnet mask:\
:gw = gateway address:
For example, for an RFC 1048 system:
printfast:\
:ht = ether:\
:ha= 0040AF03AF6E:\
:ip = 192.9.200.200:\
:sm = 255.0.0.0:\
:gw =192.9.200.10:
The same information uses the following format on an RFC 951 system:
host htype haddr iaddr bootfile
printfast 1 00:40:af:03:af:6 192.9.200.200 defaultboot
6. Start the bootp daemon by typing:
bootpd -s
7. Check the printer to verify that the network interface card is connected to the network.
Turn on the printer.