4 Initial operation
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Confirm values (e.g. Gateway, Netmask, etc.) that you do not wish to change by pressing the
Enter
key.
When your changes are complete, a list of the current network parameters is displayed after a few
seconds and then the connection to the controller is terminated.
fieldservice@IF‑xxx:~ netpar -x
IPv4 address/netmask [172.18.12.65/16]:
IPv4 gateway [172.18.70.1]:
Port [2001]:
Hostname [IF‑xxx]:
Connection 'netpar' (e046c1c5-2eb5-4be0-8655-4f79acffc8bc) successfully
deleted.
Connection 'netpar' (8ff8bd2e-7229-4914-a214-3d60dc0e7f16) successfully
added.
Activate profile netpar
Connection successfully activated (D-Bus active path: /org/freedesktop/
NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/3)
Current profile: netpar
IPv4 address/netmask: 172.18.12.65/16
IPv4 gateway: 172.18.70.1
IPv4 address/netmask (active): 172.18.12.65/16
IPv4 gateway (active): 172.18.70.1
Port: 2001
Hostname: IF‑xxx
fieldservice@IF‑xxx:~
The subnet mask is appended to the IP address as CIDR notation, e.g.: 172.18.70.23/
16
CIDR notation
Subnet mask
4
240.0.0.0
8
255.0.0.0
12
255,240.0.0
16
255,255.0.0
24
255,255,255.0
30
255,255,255,252
Restoring the default IP address
You have the option of restoring the default IP address if you can no longer reach the controller
after changing the IP address.
u
Perform a factory reset.
Further information can be found in the section