M a n u a l I n s t a l l a t i o n P r o c e d u r e
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X N I C - E N E T / T R I N G C o n f i g u r a t i o n G u i d e
IP Address
Option 5:
Using Telnet
On previous XNIC versions, the default IP address was
138.239.254.253 for Ethernet or 138.259.254.252 for Token Ring.
These defaults have been eliminated in XNIC Version 5.x to
avoid confusion. The default IP address of the XNIC is None.
Telnet can be used only if the XNIC has already been assigned
an IP address using one of the other options. Telnet will allow you
to change an existing IP address.
Note
The IP address, subnet mask, and routing table can be set up
through the telnet utility, provided that the printer can be
accessed from a workstation on the same network segment. This
procedure will NOT work if the printer is on a different network,
which may be the case if you are using subnetting to divide
your network. An example explaining how to install a printer on
a network with subnetting is provided in Appendix A.
1
Print a Printer Configuration Sheet to identify the IP address
of the printer.
If the IP address is none, then use one of the other options to
set the address for the first time. If the configuration sheet lists
a value for the IP address, you can continue using Telnet.
2
Set up a routing table on the UNIX workstation, if needed.
Otherwise, move ahead to step 3.
On the UNIX workstation, enter:
r o u t e a d d h o s t
y y y . y y y . y y y . y y y
a a a . a a a . a a a . a a a 0
(where
yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy
is the XNIC IP address shown on
the Printer Configuration Sheet and
a a a . a a a . a a a . a a a
is
the IP address of the UNIX workstation).
You may check the routing table by entering:
n e t s t a t - r .
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