Map an IP address, 192.168.6.161, to a mac address of a PLN adaptor to enable printing

In Windows XP, a command line entry will allow mapping/assigning an IP address to a MAC address:  

     ARP -s 192.168.6.141 (IP value)  00-aa-00-62-c6-09 (MAC value)  [enter]

I did the above, BUT... The TRENDnet adapter ONLY works connected to a PC as it seems it must have power from the USB interface. I tried inserting a USB powered hub but this did not work either. I searched for a PLN to USB unit to use for connecting the printer to the powerline but none seem to exist.

Lots of PLN to Ethernet units exist... So.... I gave up finding one and ordered a Ethernet adapter for  the Dell printer and will use a NETGEAR XE102 to complete the setup. I've done this many times in the past and has always worked. I was trying to do it  with one device, PLN to USB but, as I said, none seem to exist... I now have an 'extra/spare' TPL-101U.


The command to use in XP is ARP... Syntax below:

Displays and modifies the IP-to-Physical address translation tables used by address resolution protocol (ARP).

ARP -s inet_addr eth_addr [if_addr]
ARP -d inet_addr [if_addr]
ARP -a [inet_addr] [-N if_addr]

  -a            Displays current ARP entries by interrogating the current
                protocol data.  If inet_addr is specified, the IP and Physical
                addresses for only the specified computer are displayed.  If
                more than one network interface uses ARP, entries for each ARP
                table are displayed.
  -g            Same as -a.
  inet_addr     Specifies an internet address.
  -N if_addr    Displays the ARP entries for the network interface specified
                by if_addr.
  -d            Deletes the host specified by inet_addr. inet_addr may be
                wildcarded with * to delete all hosts.
  -s            Adds the host and associates the Internet address inet_addr
                with the Physical address eth_addr.  The Physical address is
                given as 6 hexadecimal bytes separated by hyphens. The entry
                is permanent.
  eth_addr      Specifies a physical address.
  if_addr       If present, this specifies the Internet address of the
                interface whose address translation table should be modified.
                If not present, the first applicable interface will be used.
Example:
  > arp -s 157.55.85.212   00-aa-00-62-c6-09  .... Adds a static entry.
  > arp -a                                    .... Displays the arp table.

By the way, to use powerline networking, no software or setup is required for themselves... Unless you wish to enable security (keep the neighbor out) or to use the powerline utility for troubleshooting (is a PLN device communicating and how fast) or your unit is powered by the USB port from a CPU. These units are pretty neat to use and a none hassle too. Once in a while building wiring will zap you (the communications light won't come on) and moving to another outlet often fixes the won't communicate glitch. Connecting the printer to a USB port on a computer and sharing requires that computer to always be on and this was/is unacceptable.