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Old 07-01-2013
Problem configuring IP address on remote device

I need to add a printer with Ethernet to my local network. The default IP address in the printer is 0.0.0.0 and I need to change it to a 192.168.0.x address. I have previously temporarily changed the IP address of a computer (with ifconfig) to an address similar to the new device and changed the new device IP with a browser. However, that doesn't work this time. 0.0.0.0 apparently has special significance in Debian Linux, like gateway or default route. The loopback address (127.0.0.1) responds to a ping to 0.0.0.0 and the browser can't connect to the printer. Any ideas?
# 2  
Old 07-02-2013
Type it into the printer control panel?

You might also try hardwiring its mac address to a fake IP by forcing it into your machine's ARP table as whatever IP you want... It won't really be that IP, but when your machine sends to/receives from that machine, it ought to assume "traffic from xx:yy:zz:qq:rr, must be 192.168.0.5'
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Old 07-02-2013
The printer doesn't have a control panel except two buttons to reset errors or force a print. (Lexmark E260dn).

I did add the printer Ethernet address to /etc/ethers and the desired IP address to /etc/hosts. When I try to ping the printer host name the answer is host is unreachable.
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Old 07-02-2013
Most printers usually have some application available for local and/or remote configuration.

Maybe this will help:

Lexmark IP Utility

Release Notes
The IP Setup Utility allows initial configuration of individual or multiple print servers.
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Old 07-02-2013
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Originally Posted by snorkack59
I did add the printer Ethernet address to /etc/ethers and the desired IP address to /etc/hosts. When I try to ping the printer host name the answer is host is unreachable.
Nothing uses /etc/ethers for lookups so far as I know. I meant adding it to the ARP table using the arp command.
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Old 07-02-2013
A far more obvious way just occurred to me. You can configure more than one IP on the same interface.

ifconfig eth0:1 0.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
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Old 07-03-2013
I made the printer print another network settings page and discovered it had magically acquired a legitimate IP address. Possibly it reports an address of 0.0.0.0 when the network cable is not connected. It was then possible to set the address to what was needed with a browser and the printer is working on the network now.

The Lexmark IP utility is for Bill Gates' cancerous, virus-infested scourge of the Earth excuse for an OS which I don't use. Lexmark tech support suggested resetting the printer to factory defaults but I don't need to try this now.

Thanks for the help!
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