Omega Engineering i.BTX-M manual Part Operations, Testing the Connection

PART 4

OPERATIONS

This iServer can be used and configured in several ways, depending on user’s preference and network setup. It can be configured using a Web browser, like Netscape or Internet Explorer. It can also be configured using NEWPORT’s iCONNECT Configuration Software.

If DHCP and DNS servers are used, the connection is very simple, no need to find the right IP address or watch for network conflicts, these are all done for you by your network DHCP and DNS server. All that is left for you to do, is to enable DHCP on the iServer (see Section 2.2) and use a straight network cable to connect the iServer to a hub and power it up.

If DHCP is not the preferred method, you can configure your PC’s network connection with an IP address of 192.168.1.x that is in the same range as the iServer’s default IP address (192.168.1.200) and connect to the iServer using a cross-over network cable between your PC’s network port and the iServer. After you’re done with configuring the iServer, you can always set your PC back to its original settings.

On your computer, from the MS-DOS Prompt window type "ping 192.168.1.200” and press Enter. If DHCP and DNS servers are used type “ping eisxxxx”, where xxxx are the last four digits of the iServer’s MAC address, located on the back of the device. You should get a reply as shown in Figure 4.1.

4.0 Testing the Connection

C:\>ping eis03ec

Pinging eis03ec with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from eis03ec: bytes=32 time=15ms TTL=60

Reply from eis03ec: bytes=32 time=8ms TTL=60

Reply from eis03ec: bytes=32 time=8ms TTL=60

Reply from eis03ec: bytes=32 time=8ms TTL=60

Pinging statistics for eis03ec:

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

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum=8ms, Maximum=15ms, Average=9ms

Figure 4.1 Pinging the iServer from MS-DOS Prompt

This proves that the connection is proper and you can get into configuration or run mode using the Telnet or Web browser.

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