SOURCE: BLD FLASH 9536
SOURCE MATERIAL DATED: 9/95
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                  PSF/400: TCP/IP AND 7913 ATTACHED PRINTERS
 
 On  June  30th, 1995 IBM added TCP/IP support for Print Services Facility for
 OS/400.    (See  also BLD FLASH 9527)  This announcement included support for
 7913 attached IPDS printers such as the 3112, 3116, 3912, 3916,  3812,  3816,
 3930, 4028, and 4230.
 
 The  7913  is  a protocol converter which requires a unique IP address in the
 network.  To configure this address, the customer must  use  a  component  of
 TCP/IP  designed  to configure diskless systems called the Bootstrap Protocol
 (BOOTP).  BOOTP is a client/server protocol. The 7913 acts as the BOOTP  cli-
 ent. There must also be a BOOTP Server.
 
 Currently,  TCP/IP  for  OS/400  does  not support the Bootstrap Protocol and
 therefore, will not act as the BOOTP Server.  For this reason,  the  customer
 must  have  an OS/2 or AIX workstation running TCP/IP in their network to act
 as the BOOTP Server.
 
 The 7913 running level 65 (or later) microcode will allow the customer to as-
 sign the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway information from  a  local  LAN
 segment  and request the 7913 to save this information in FLASH memory.  This
 will allow customer's without an AIX or OS/2 BOOTP Server on the LAN  Segment
 where they desire to install the printer, to preconfigure the 7913's with the
 IP  address,  subnet mask, and gateway information to be stored in 7913 FLASH
 memory.
 
 For more details on 7913's and BOOTP requirements,  reference  the  following
 FLASHes.
 
 o   BLD FLASH 9429: 7913 - BOOTP Enhancements / Downloading Microcode
 
 o   BLD FLASH 9444 - I-data 7913 hints and tips
 
 o   WSC  FLASH  9349  - BOOTP requirement for the I-data 7913 Printer LAN At-
     tachment
 
 o   BLD FLASH 9422 - I-data 7913 IPDS Printer  LAN  Attachment  Configuration
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