Brother International HL 1270N Network Users Manual - English - Page 118

Reloading from a UNIX Host Computer using BOOTP

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Reloading from a UNIX Host Computer using BOOTP To download the print server firmware from a UNIX host using BOOTP, first copy the load file e.g. Firmname.bin to that host. Make sure that BOOTP and tftp are started by checking the appropriate files on your system (generally speaking, BOOTP must be enabled in the /etc/inetd.conf file, while tftp must be enabled in your /etc/services file and possibly in another configuration file, such as the /etc/inetd.conf file). Refer to your UNIX system documentation or man pages for additional information. Configure your /etc/bootptab file to specify the Ethernet address of the print server and the name of the load file (Firmname.bin). Make sure that your file protection allows general access to the directory that contains the load file. The exact format of the file /etc/bootptab varies widely, so you will need to refer to your UNIX system documentation for details. A typical /etc/bootptab file entry might be: xc2:ht=ethernet:ha=00401700c953:\ ip=192.189.207.3:bf=/usr/Firmname.bin: Now log into the print server remote console using TELNET, and execute the following commands: SET LOAD SOTWARE "pathname" SET LOAD ENABLE EXIT Be sure to put the path name in quotes and remember that UNIX names are case-sensitive. Also, make sure that your file protection allows general access to the boot directory. A-16

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Reloading from a UNIX Host Computer using
BOOTP
To download the print server firmware from a UNIX host using BOOTP, first copy the load
file e.g.
Firmname.bin
to that host. Make sure that BOOTP and tftp are started by
checking the appropriate files on your system (generally speaking, BOOTP must be enabled
in the
/etc/inetd.conf
file, while tftp must be enabled in your
/etc/services
file
and possibly in another configuration file, such as the
/etc/inetd.conf
file). Refer to
your UNIX system documentation or man pages for additional information. Configure your
/etc/bootptab
file to specify the Ethernet address of the print server and the name of the
load file (
Firmname.bin
). Make sure that your file protection allows general access to the
directory that contains the load file. The exact format of the file
/etc/bootptab
varies
widely, so you will need to refer to your UNIX system documentation for details. A typical
/etc/bootptab
file entry might be:
xc2:ht=ethernet:ha=00401700c953:\
ip=192.189.207.3:bf=/usr/Firmname.bin:
Now log into the print server remote console using TELNET, and execute the following
commands:
SET LOAD SOTWARE
"pathname"
SET LOAD ENABLE
EXIT
Be sure to put the path name in quotes and remember that UNIX names are case-sensitive.
Also, make sure that your file protection allows general access to the boot directory.