Ok, thanks for the responses... the password was stored in clear text on
the server that the printer boots from (in our case /usr/opt/LPS/
And the configuration just shows a printer name, so an update of /etc/hosts
(or nis hosts) handles the IP change, as well as updating /etc/bootptab
But... here's the problem. The printer was connected to an internal subnet
(28) accessing the boot server (on subnet 27) directly without
gateways. Now I want to put it on a different subnet (72) which requires a
gateway.
>here's what it was setup as
>
>128.230.27.8--->[128.230.28.33 --- 128.230.27.1]---->128.230.27.100
>printer server with 2 nics gateway to outside
>
>I want to change it to:
>128.230.72.128--->128.230.72.1--->128.230.27.1
>printer gateway server
>
>The gateway in the old lpssetup was blank, and I thought in this case it
>should be 128.230.72.1 which didn't work. a blank gateway didn't work.
>I guess I'm confused if the gateway refers to the printer or the server.
>Or I'm trying to do something that isn't possible.
The printer doesn't know the gateway until it boots and reads it from the
config, but it can't seem to find the boot server without the gateway...
catch-22?
So the question is this...
Is what I'm trying to do possible? Boot off a different subnet where a
gateway is involved, but the printer doesn't know yet about the gateway, or
the updated ethernet address to boot from.
I guess I don't understant bootp very well.
Thanks,
--Dan
>How do I change the IP address on 2 DEC Printserver 17's?
>
>I found in the manual to use "lpsrc <printer>"
>but when trying to get "privs" I don't know the password, and the past
>sysadmin is long gone.
>
>On another app: xlpsprism, when clicking on the printer, it says "Attempting
>to Connect to printer".... then says "Communication Error with printer,
>connection closed". The console window says "Entered the socket exception
>handler!!!"
>
>It's my first dealing with dec printer software, as I usually deal with
>network printers just through the print queues, and haven't needed to change
>the subnet of these printers until now.
>
>Thanks,
>Dan
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Computer Systems Manager
Department of Physics
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
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