On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 02:54:31AM -0500, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote: > On Thu, October 15, 2015 1:30 am, Reco wrote: > > Did this 'configuration report' mention the netmask used by printer? > > What about printer's MAC? > > Yes; the title is "JetDirect Configuration Page", which provides the > following: > > IP ADDRESS: 192.168.1.210 > SUBNET MASK: 255.255.255.0 > DEF. GATEWAY: 192.168.1.1 > LAN HW ADDRESS: 0010835D432B > > I presume that the "LAN HW ADDRESS:" is the mac address.
So do I. > > NetworkManager is unnecessary complex tool for such simple task. > > A simple sequence of 'ip link set' and 'ip address add' is sufficient > > for such things. > > Understood; but NetWorkManager is installed by default by the Debian > installer when Xfce is specified in Jessie. Can I make use of > NetworkManager, or ignore it? Attach Ethernet cable to your laptop and printer via switch. Ensure that NetworkManager ignores your laptop's Ethernet interface (eth0 for simplicity). Run (as root): ip l s dev eth0 up ip a a dev eth0 192.168.1.200/24 "ping 192.168.1.210" should succeed. "arping -I eth0 192.168.1.210" should show MAC 00:10:83:5D:43:2B. If you see all this - you're good and can proceed with: telnet 192.168.1.210 > > You do not need to guess here. Run tcpdump at your laptop, power cycle > > the printer. As long as you see requests to 0.0.0.0 udp port 67 - the > > printer uses DHCP for configuration. > > I brought the printer (and the laptop) back here. I installed tcpdump. I > see no requests to 0.0.0.0 udp port 67. So the printer uses statically assinged IP. This simplifies things :) Reco
