Tcp/Ip; Overview - Brother HL-1870n Network User's Manual

CHAPTER ONE
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Unix Printing
Printing from Unix/Linux using

TCP/IP

Overview

Brother print servers are supplied with the Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. Since virtually all UNIX host
computers support TCP/IP, this capability allows a printer to be shared on a
UNIX Ethernet network. As with all protocols, TCP/IP communications can
proceed concurrently whilst other protocols are active, this means that UNIX,
NetWare, Apple, and other computers can share the same Brother print server
over an Ethernet network.
The Linux operating system uses the same setup procedures as standard Berkeley
UNIX systems. Refer to this chapter for a typical GUI based Linux installation.
Quick Tips:
1. The default IP address of Brother print servers is 192.0.0.192. To change
it, use the printer control panel (if applicable), the BRAdmin application
or let your DHCP server allocate an IP address to the printer.
2. Refer to chapter 12
address on your printer.
3. The default password for Brother print servers is "access".
4. The default name for a Brother print server is usually BRN_xxxxxx
(where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address of the print
server).
5. When configuring the PRINTCAP file, pay particular attention to the
service names, BINARY_P1 and TEXT_P1
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of this user guide to learn how to configure the IP
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