8: Troubleshooting
This chapter discusses how you can diagnose and fix errors quickly without having to contact a dealer or Lantronix. It helps to connect a terminal to the serial port while diagnosing an error to view summary messages that may be displayed. When troubleshooting, always ensure that the physical connections (power cable, network cable, and serial cable) are secure.
Note: Some unexplained errors might be caused by duplicate IP addresses on the network. Make sure that your unit's IP address is unique.
When troubleshooting the following problems, make sure that the XPort is powered up. Confirm that you are using a good network connection.
Problems and Error Messages
| Problem/Message | Reason | Solution |
| When you issue the ARP | Your currently | Have someone from your IT |
| command in Windows, The | does not have the correct rights | department log you in with |
| ARP entry addition failed: 5 | to use this command on this PC. | sufficient rights. |
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| When you attempt to assign an | When you Telnet to port 1 on the | Telnet back to Port 1. Wait for it to |
| IP address to the unit by the | device server, you are only | fail, then Telnet to port 9999 |
| ARP method, the Press Enter to | assigning a temporary IP | again. Make sure you press Enter |
| go into Setup Mode error | address. When you Telnet into | quickly. |
| (described below) message | port 9999 and do not press Enter |
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| displays. Now when you Telnet | quickly, the device server |
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| to the device server, the | reboots, causing it to lose the IP |
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| When you Telnet to port 9999, | You did not press Enter quickly | Telnet to port 9999 again, but |
| the Press Enter to go into | enough. You only have 5 | press Enter as soon as you see |
| Setup Mode message displays. | seconds to press Enter before | the Press Enter to go into Setup |
| However, nothing happens | the connection is closed. | Mode message. |
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| connection is closed. |
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| When you Telnet to port 1 to | You may have entered the | Confirm that the Ethernet address |
| assign an IP address to the | Ethernet address incorrectly with | that you entered with the ARP |
| device server, the Telnet | the ARP command. | command is correct. The Ethernet |
| window does not respond for a |
| address may only include |
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