Network User's Guide

Appendix B
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B
Using RARP to configure the IP address B
Before you configure the IP address using RARP, you must set the machine’s Boot Method to RARP. To
change the Boot Method, use the machine’s control panel Network menu, BRAdmin applications, Remote
Setup (For MFC models), or Web Based Management (web browser).
The Brother print server’s IP address can be configured using the Reverse ARP (RARP) facility on your host
computer. This is done by editing the /etc/ethers file (if this file does not exist, you can create it) with an
entry similar to the following:
00:80:77:31:01:07 BRN008077310107 (or BRW008077310107 for a wireless network)
Where the first entry is the MAC Address (Ethernet Address) of the print server and the second entry is the
name of the print server (the name must be the same as the one you put in the /etc/hosts file).
If the RARP daemon is not already running, start it (depending on the system the command can be rarpd,
rarpd -a, in.rarpd -a, or another command; type man rarpd or refer to your system documentation
for additional information). To verify that the RARP daemon is running on a Berkeley UNIX based system,
type the following command:
ps -ax | grep -v grep | grep rarpd
For AT&T UNIX-based systems, type:
ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep rarpd
The Brother print server will get the IP address from the RARP daemon when the machine is powered on.