Chapter 1 General Troubleshooting

PC Connectivity Troubleshooting

Table 1-5 Unable to Verify the NIC Connection on Your PC (continued)

Possible Problem

Solution

 

 

Incorrect type of

If connecting an ONS 15327 directly to your laptop/PC or a router, use a

Category 5 cable is

straight-through Category 5 cable. When connecting the ONS 15327 to a hub

being used.

or a LAN switch, use a crossover Category 5 cable.

 

For details on the types of Category 5 cables, see the “1.8.2.1 Crimp

 

Replacement LAN Cables” section on page 1-74.

 

 

The NIC is improperly

If you are using a PCMCIA-based NIC, remove and re-insert the NIC to

inserted or installed.

make sure the NIC is fully inserted.

 

If the NIC is built into the laptop/PC, verify that the NIC is not faulty.

 

 

The NIC is faulty.

Confirm that the NIC is working properly. If you have no issues connecting

 

to the network (or any other node), then the NIC should be working correctly.

 

If you have difficulty connecting to the network (or any other node), then the

 

NIC might be faulty and needs to be replaced.

 

 

1.5.4 Verify PC Connection to the ONS 15327 (Ping)

Symptom The TCP/IP connection is established and then lost, and a DISCONNECTED alarm appears on CTC.

Table 1-6describes the potential cause of the symptom and the solution.

Table 1-6 Verify PC Connection to ONS 15327 (Ping)

Possible Problem

Solution

 

 

A lost connection

Use a standard ping command to verify the TCP/IP connection between the

between the PC and the

PC and the ONS 15327 XTC card. A ping command works if the PC

ONS 15327.

connects directly to the XTC card or uses a LAN to access the XTC card.

 

See the “Ping the ONS 15327” procedure on page 1-50.

 

 

Procedure: Ping the ONS 15327

Step 1 Display the command prompt:

a.If you are using a Microsoft Windows operating system, from the Start Menu choose Run, type command prompt in the Open field of the Run dialog box, and click OK.

b.If you are using a Sun Solaris operating system, from the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) click the Personal Application tab and click Terminal.

Step 2 For both the Sun and Microsoft operating systems, at the prompt type:

ping ONS-15327-IP-address

For example:

ping 192.1.0.2.

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ONS 15327 specifications

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