IP ADDRESS CONFIGURATION
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Configure Your Network Interface Card (NIC) (continued)
The easiest way to check the current settings for your NIC is with the ‘ipconfig’ command. For Windows
2000 and XP, click on the [Start] button, and click on [Run...]. A dialog box will open. Enter ‘cmd’ on the
text line and press [Enter] on the keyboard. A DOS like terminal will open. Type in ‘ipconfig’, press [Enter]
on the keyboard and the computer will return the present Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway for all
of your network interfaces.
If your present address is 192.168.0.x, where ‘x’ does not equal 50, and your subnet mask is 255.255.255.0,
then you are ready to configure the SD17060E.
If your present address in not in the 192.168.0.x range, type in ‘ncpa.cpl’ at the command prompt and hit
[Enter] on the keyboard. This opens the Network and Dial-up Connections window. Right click on the
appropriate interface and select ‘Properities’ from the menu. This will open the Properties windows for the
selected interface. Click on the ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’ component and then click on the [Properties]
button. Set the address and subnet mask to appropriate values. (192.168.0.1 and 255.255.255.0 will work for
a SD17060E with factory default settings.) The default gateway and DNS server settings can be ignored.
Multiple Network Cards
Sometimes multiple network cards can cause problems when using the BOOTP server. The server will
attempt to connect through the corporate network interface instead of the interface attached to the SD17060E.
If you have trouble connecting to the SD17060E and you have already disabled the firewall, then disable all
network interfaces except for the one attached to the SD17060E. To do this, right click on the My Computer
icon and select “Properties” from the drop down menu. (If the My Computer icon is not on your Windows XP
desktop, click on the [Start] button to open the menu. The My Computer icon is typically in the right col-
umn.) With the System Properties window open, click on the [Hardware] tab and then click on the [Device
Manager] button. In the Device Manager window, double click on “Network Adapters” to display the avail-
able interfaces on your computer. Right click on each interface you wish to disable and select “Disable”.
Click on “Yes” in the confirmation window to disable the interface. A red “X” will be displayed on the icon
to show that it has been disabled.
Repeat these steps to enable the interfaces once you are done configuring the SD17060E.
Attach the SD17060E
The next step in configuring the SD17060E is attaching it to your computer. Any Cat5, 5e, or 6 cable can be
used. You can attach the SD17060E directly to your computer or use a network switch. The SD17060E has
an “auto-switch” port which eliminates the need for a crossover cable in direct connect applications.
Start Your Bootp Server
If needed, start your Bootp server. The Bootp-DHCP server software, version 2.3, from Rockwell Automa-
tion is used in this example. The R.A. Bootp server window is broken down into two panes, “Request His-
tory” and “Relation List”. “Request History” tells you what responses come over the network and the
“Relation List” shows the setup data you have entered.
