Extron electronic 7200, 3200 manual Pinging to Determine the Extron IP Address

Pinging to Determine the Extron IP Address

The ping utility is available at the Command prompt. Ping tests the Ethernet interface between the computer and the FOX matrix switcher. Ping can also be used to determine the actual numeric IP address from an alias and to determine the web address.

Ping the switcher as follows:

1.On the Windows task bar, click on Start > Run.

2.At the Open prompt, type command.

3.Click the OK button.

4.At the Command prompt, type ping {IP address} and then press <Enter>. The computer returns a display similar to the one shown in figure 71.

C:\>ping 192.168.254.254

Pinging 192.168.254.254 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.254.254:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

Figure 71. Typical Ping Response

The line Pinging ... reports the actual numeric IP address, regardless of whether you entered the actual numeric IP address or an alias name.

Pinging to Determine the Web IP Address

The ping utility has a modifier, -a, that directs the command to return the web address rather than the numeric IP address.

At the Command prompt, type ping -a {IP address} and then press <Enter>. The return display is similar to the ping response shown in figure 71, except that when you specify the -amodifier, the line Pinging mail... reports the web IP address rather than the numeric IP address, regardless of whether you entered the actual numeric IP address or an alias name.

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