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6.5PING
PINGisa utilityprogramyou can usetocheck Ethernetconnectionsbetween the
bridge and otherIPaddresses.
6.5.1Starting PINGat theBridge
PINGcan be run fromthe bridgescommand line.You can get the command line
promptbyinitializing the bridge withoutaconnection toaBOOTPserver.
Setup
If akeyboard and monitorare already connected tothe bridge,stop the bridge by
pressing Qand confirming thatyou want to quit the bridge application.
If akeyboard and monitorare notconnected,remove powertothe bridge and
connect themtothe bridgesconnectorpanel.Restore powertothe bridge.
If the bridge displays itsCFGUTILmenu,press Escape toclosethe menu.This
should displaythe bridgesC:\>prompt.
Starting
Tostartthe PINGprogram,enter:PING<NOE_ip_address>
Youshouldseeamessageindicating that the <NOE_ip_address>isreachable.
6.5.2Starting PINGat theHost
PINGcan be run fromthe Ethernethost to determine if the bridge isreachable on
the network.
Setup
The bridge mustbe running in orderforit torespond. If itisnotalreadyrunning,
connectakeyboard and monitorand initializeitasdescribed above.Displaythe
bridgesC:\>prompt.
Tostartthe bridge enter:GATELOOP
Starting
PINGthe bridge fromthe host: PING<bridge_ip_address>
Youshouldseeamessageindicating that the <bridge_ip_address>isreachable.