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12 255.240.0.0 “ 29 255.255.255.248
13 255.248.0.0 “ 30 255.255.255.252
14 255.252.0.0 “ 31 255.255.255.254 (unusable)
15 255.254.0.0 “ 32 255.255.255.255 (host-single address)
16 255.255.0.0 “
Note: If a Subnet Mask and Gateway Address have been provided, the printer will attempt to obtain the
Gateway’s MAC address (using the ARP protocol) during initialization of the printer. If it is unable to establish
communication with the Gateway after a number of tries, it will treat the Gateway as a ‘Dead Gateway’. In this
case, all packets meant for the Gateway will be silently discarded. If the Gateway’s MAC address is obtained,
then that ‘indirect route’ will be used for all off-network packets. The MAC address will be ‘persistent’ until the
printer is reset or power cycled. Do not change the Subnet Mask from zero unless you are using a Gateway.
ETHERNET PORT CONFIGURATION - <epc#> Available in versions FGL44B28 and above.
Normally, the printer will auto-negotiate its port configuration with the network. Some customers have asked for
the ability to manually set the speed and duplex settings of the Ethernet port. This command permanently stores
the selected port settings in flash. The values (#) can range as shown below:
0 - Auto-negotiate
1 - 100 Mbps/Full duplex
2 - 100 Mbps/Half duplex
3 - 10 Mbps/Full duplex
4 - 10 Mbps/Half duplex
Using the Ethernet Interface
You can configure the Ethernet interface to communicate with your printer either directly across the network or
as a shared device attached to a specific computer. Below are some of the options available in a Windows
2000 environment. Most of these should also be available under Windows XP. Other operating systems (like
UNIX) should have similar capabilities to the ones shown below.
NETWORK INTERFACES
.WINDOWS SOCKET API
The use of Windows Socket API calls allows the user bi-directional communication across the network and full
control of the process. A sample freeware program called Netcat works with the printer and can be used as is,
modified or referred to as a guideline for writing your own program.
.DOS COMMANDS
LPR and LPQ commands allow the user to talk directly to the printer across the network.
Warning:
By default, most Windows operating systems limit the number of open LPD/LPR jobs to eleven. Sending more
than eleven jobs will frequently cause the system to hang up for about four minutes. Please refer to
http://www.cyrtech.de/articles/Windows%20LPR.pdf for additional information on this topic.
LPR - prints a file to any network device (BOCA printer) running an LPD server
lpr -SServer -PPrinter [-CClass] [-JJobname] [-O option] filename
Parameters
-SServer > Specifies the name or IP address of the computer or the print device running LPD.
-PPrinter > Specifies the name of the printer for the desired queue.
-CClass > Specifies the content of the banner page for the class.
-JJobname > Specifies the name of this job.
-O option > Indicates the type of file. The default is a text file. Use -Ol (lowercase 'L') for a binary file (for
example, PostScript).
filename > The name of the file to be printed.
ex. lpr -S10.0.0.192 -Pboca p.txt Sends the file p.txt to the printer with IP address 10.0.0.192
LPQ
- requests printer status
lpq -SServer -PPrinter [-l]