National Instruments GPIB-ENET/100

AppendixB Troubleshootingand Common Questions

©NationalInstruments Corporation B-3 GPIB-ENET/100for Mac OS

Whatdo I do if I have installed NI-488.2 and now my Macintosh

crashes upon startup?

Trychanging the name of the NI-488 INIT to ZNI-488 INIT. Because

INITs load in alphabetical order,the ZNI-488 INIT will load last,

preventingpossible corruption from INITs that load after it. If changing

the name of the NI-488 INIT does not solve the problem, another INIT file

might havea conflict with the NI-488 INIT. Try removing some of your

otherINIT files. You can store them in a temporary folder, in case you need

toreload them later. Youcan use the Extensions Mana ger utility to disable

certain extensions and control panels.

Ihave a GPIB-ENET.Can I use the GPIB-ENET and GPIB-ENET/100

inthe same system?

Yes,this version of NI-488.2 supports systems containing both products as

well as systems containing only one of the two products.

Howdo I configure my existing GPIB-ENET with this software?

This versionof NI-488.2 inc ludes options for configuringboth th e

GPIB-ENET and the GPIB-ENET/100. Use the utilities in the Ethernet

folder with the GPIB-ENET,and the utilities in the Ethernet/100 folder

with the GPIB-ENET/100. Forin formation on configuring the

GPIB-ENEThardware, refer to Getting Started with Your GPIB-ENET and

the NI-488.2 Software for MacOS.

Ih avean application using the GPIB-ENET.Can I replace the

GPIB-ENET with a GPIB-ENET/100?

Yes.You do not need to rewriteyour application code to replace

aGPIB-ENET with a GPIB-ENET/100. However, you do need to

configurethe GPIB-ENET/100 to have the same network identity as the

GPIB-ENETyou are replacing. First, acquirenetwork parameters for the

GPIB-ENET/100using DHCP or the NI Ethernet Device C onfiguration

utility.Then use the NI-488 Config utility to remove the GPIB-ENET

informationfrom the Bus/Device list and reassociate the same entry with

the IP address for the GPIB-ENET/100. For example, if your application

coderefers to the GPIB-ENET as gpib1, reconfigure gpib1 to refer to the

GPIB-ENET/100.