Setting and checking the new IP address

To set the new IP address which you have obtained from your system administrator, use the arp command, with the -s flag (create ARP entry).

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In the following, we will assume that the MAC address of your interface card is 00:00:48:93:00:00 (hexadecimal), and that the IP address which you will be assigning is 192.168.100.201 (decimal). Substitute your values for these addresses when you type in the commands.

1.From the command line, type:

Example: arp -s 192.168.100.201 00-00-48-93-00-00

2.You can now check the new IP address, by “pinging” it: Example: ping 192.168.100.201

3.The interface card should now respond to the ping. If it does not, you may have incorrectly typed the MAC address or the IP address in the arp -s command. Double-check and try again. If all else fails, re-initialize the interface card and try again.

4.Print a status sheet to check whether the new IP address has been assigned for the interface card.

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When you set the IP address of the interface card in this way, you cannot change the subnet mask or gateway setting of the interface card. You must use the EpsonNet WinAssist in Windows (98, 95, 2000, or NT), or EpsonNet MacAssist in Macintosh to change these parameters. You can also use EpsonNet WebAssist to change these parameters.

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