User`s guide

TCP/IP Configuration
5-6
5.2.3 Using ping
Use the following procedure to enter the IP Address:
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
NIC's node name. See the network administrator for the IP address. For example, a
NIC with a name of printfast and an IP address of 192.9.200.200 has the following
entry:
192.9.200.200 printfast
5. Add an entry to the arp cache for the NIC's IP address and Ethernet address. For
example:
arp -s 192.9.200.200 0:40:c8:0:0:ff
6. Check the printer to see that the NIC is connected to the network. Turn on the printer.
7. Send a ping command the network interface card to verify it is running on the
network. For example:
ping 192.9.200.200
ping printfast
Although the network interface card cannot respond to the ping command, it can read
its own address from the packets.
8. Turn the printer off and back on again and then send the ping command again to
verify that the NIC obtained its IP address. If the NIC has the address, the result is a
confirmation message:
192.9.200.200 is alive
5. Remove the entry from the arp cache using the following command. Specify the NIC
either by its IP address or by its name. For example:
arp -d printfast