HP 300X HP Jetdirect Print Server Administrator's Guide (300x, 510x) - Page 21

Bootptab File Entries, file entry for an HP Jetdirect print - jetdirect password

Get HP 300X - JetDirect Print Server PDF manuals and user guides
UPC - 882780300842
View all HP 300X manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 21 highlights

CAUTION Community names (passwords) for your printer are not secure. If you specify a community name for your printer, select a name that is different from passwords used for other systems on your network. Bootptab File Entries An example of a /etc/bootptab file entry for an HP Jetdirect print server is provided below: picasso:\ :hn=picasso:ht=ether:vm=rfc1048:\ :ha=0060b0123456:\ :ip=192.168.10.248:\ :sm=255.255.255.0:\ :gw=192.168.10.1:\ :lg=192.168.10.2:\ :T144="hpnp/picasso.cfg": Note that the configuration data contains "tags" to identify the various HP Jetdirect parameters and their settings. The tags are identified in Table 3.1. Table 3.1 Tags in the "bootptab" file (1 of 2) nodename The name of the peripheral. This name identifies an entry point to a list of parameters for a specific peripheral. nodename must be the first field in an entry. (In the example above, nodename is "picasso".) hn The host name tag. This tag causes the BOOTP daemon to download the host name to the HP Jetdirect print server. The host name will be printed on the Jetdirect configuration page, or returned on an SNMP sysName request by a network application. ht The hardware type tag. For the HP Jetdirect print server, set this to ether (for Ethernet) or token (for Token Ring). This tag must precede the ha tag. vm The BOOTP report format tag (required). Set this parameter to rfc1048. ENWW TCP/IP Configuration 21

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
ENWW
TCP/IP Configuration 21
CAUTION
Community names (passwords) for your printer are
not secure. If you specify a community name for
your printer, select a name that is different from
passwords used for other systems on your network.
Bootptab File Entries
An example of a
/etc/bootptab
file entry for an HP Jetdirect print
server is provided below:
Note that the configuration data contains “tags” to identify the
various HP Jetdirect parameters and their settings. The tags are
identified in Table 3.1.
picasso:\
:hn=picasso:ht=ether:vm=rfc1048:\
:ha=0060b0123456:\
:ip=192.168.10.248:\
:sm=255.255.255.0:\
:gw=192.168.10.1:\
:lg=192.168.10.2:\
:T144=“hpnp/picasso.cfg”:
Table 3.1
Tags in the “bootptab” file
(1 of 2)
nodename
The name of the peripheral. This name identifies an entry
point to a list of parameters for a specific peripheral.
nodename
must be the first field in an entry. (In the
example above,
nodename
is “picasso”.)
hn
The host name tag. This tag causes the BOOTP daemon
to download the host name to the HP Jetdirect print
server. The host name will be printed on the Jetdirect
configuration page, or returned on an SNMP sysName
request by a network application.
ht
The hardware type tag. For the HP Jetdirect print server,
set this to
ether
(for Ethernet) or
token
(for Token Ring).
This tag must precede the
ha
tag.
vm
The BOOTP report format tag (required). Set this
parameter to
rfc1048
.