Gestetner 3245e Operating Guide
Appendix
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5
Assigning an IP Address with ARP+PING
Using TCP/IP, you can assign the IP
address using ARP and PING. The
following example is for a BSD UNIX
workstation (SunOS 4.x).
address using ARP and PING. The
following example is for a BSD UNIX
workstation (SunOS 4.x).
Preparation
ARP+PING should be set to active
on the network boot configuration
before assigning the IP address us-
ing ARP+PING. For more informa-
tion about setting it to active, see
the P.13 “Network Setting Items”.
on the network boot configuration
before assigning the IP address us-
ing ARP+PING. For more informa-
tion about setting it to active, see
the P.13 “Network Setting Items”.
A
Log on to the workstation as root.
B
Use the arp command to assign
the IP address to the MAC ad-
dress of Network Interface Board.
the IP address to the MAC ad-
dress of Network Interface Board.
# arp -s 192.168.15.16 00:00:74:62:5C:65
Note
❒ 192.168.15.16 is the IP address,
and 00:00:74:62:5C:65 is the
MAC address.
MAC address.
C
Assign the IP address using the
ping command.
ping command.
# ping 192.168.15.16
D
Use the ping command again to
confirm the address.
confirm the address.
# ping 192.168.15.16
If the address has been configured
correctly, the following message
appears.
correctly, the following message
appears.
192.168.15.16 is alive
If the address has been configured
incorrectly, the following message
appears.
incorrectly, the following message
appears.
no answer from 192.168.15.16
-How to Confirm the MAC
Address
The MAC address (Ethernet address)
of Network Interface Board is re-
quired in order to use ARP and PING
to assign the IP address.
The MAC address can be seen on the
scanner configuration page.
of Network Interface Board is re-
quired in order to use ARP and PING
to assign the IP address.
The MAC address can be seen on the
scanner configuration page.