While Setting Up Your Configuration
Pinging the Local From the workstation or PC connected to the same local LAN segment that the
LAN Interface PathBuilder S21x switch is connected to, ping the LAN interface of the PathBuilder S200 series switch (“ping 10.10.10.1”). The LAN LED should flash whenever a Ping packet is received.
If the LAN LED does not flash, check the configuration of the PC and the LAN connection and do the following:
Step | Action |
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1 | Check the IP address and IP address mask of your PC or workstation, |
| making sure that they are set to valid address and mask appropriate for |
| your local subnetwork. (In the above example, the IP address of the PC |
| must be set between 10.10.10.2 and 10.10.10.254) and the address mask |
| must be set to 255.255.255.0). |
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2 | Check the statistics of the LAN port (port 5) of the local node, making |
| sure that the “Carrier” says “Present”. If the “Carrier” field displays |
| “Lost”, there is a problem with your LAN connection and you should do |
| the following: |
| • If you are using a BNC connection between your workstation/PC |
| and the PathBuilder S21x switch, make sure that you put in the 50 |
| Ω termination resistors at both ends of the line. |
| • If you are connecting your LAN using the 10BaseT and a 10BaseT |
| Hub, check the display at the Hub to ensure that the connection |
| between PathBuilder S21x switch and the Hub is correct. (Most |
| Hubs have LEDs that stay ON when the carrier is detected). |
| • Change the RJ45 twisted pair cable between PathBuilder S200 |
| series switch and your Hub as it may be damaged. A straight- |
| through 10BaseT cable is generally required between PathBuilder |
| S21x switch and a 10BaseT Hub. |
| If there is only a single PC or workstation connecting to the PathBuilder |
| S200 series switch, and you are not using a 10BaseT Hub, ensure that |
| you have used the RJ45 crossover cable, shipped with your PathBuilder |
| S21x switch, to connect between the PC and the PathBuilder S200 |
| series switch. |
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If the LAN LED does flash, but there is no ping response, do the following:
Step
Action
1From the CTP, check the statistics of the LAN port (Port 5) (select menu option Statistics, and select port 5) while sending ping packets.
2Confirm that the Rx Frame Count, in the Data Summary, increases as the ping packet arrives.
3Check the Tx Frame Count field in the Data Summary part of the LAN port statistics. If the field increases for every ping packet it receives, the LAN and the configuration should be working.
Troubleshooting Your PathBuilder S21x Switch |
