Avaya S8700 manual Communication Manager installation, Clearing the ARP cache on the laptop

Clearing the ARP cache on the laptop

Chapter 3: Communication Manager installation

A new server comes with a blank hard disk drive. Use the bootable software distribution CD-ROM to install the Linux operating system and Avaya Communication Manager. On a duplicated system, install the software from the CD onto the hard drive of each server.

This chapter covers the following tasks:

●Clearing the ARP cache on the laptop on page 31

●Applying power to the server on page 32

●Accessing the server on page 32

●Configuring Telnet for Windows 2000 and Windows XP on page 32

●Installing Avaya Communication Manager on page 33

Clearing the ARP cache on the laptop

Depending on the operating system of your Services laptop computer, you might need to clear the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache before you enter a new IP address. If you enter an IP address and your computer cannot connect, perform the following procedure to clear the cache.

1.On your computer, click Start > Run to open the Run dialog box.

2.Type command and press Enter to open an MS-DOS command line window.

3.Type arp -d 192.11.13.6 and press Enter to clear the ARP cache in the laptop.

If the ARP cache does not contain the specified IP address, the message The specified entry was not found appears. You can ignore this message.

4.Type exit and press Enter to close the command line window.

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