Avaya S8700-Series, Installing And Configuring

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Clearing the ARP cache on the laptop
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Chapter 3: Communication Manager
installation
A new server comes with a blank hard disk drive. Use the bootable software distribution
CD-ROM to install the Linux operating system and Communication Manager. On a duplicated
system, install the software from the CD onto the hard drive of each server.
This chapter covers the following tasks:
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Clearing the ARP cache on the laptop on page 35
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Applying power to the server on page 36
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Accessing the server on page 36
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Configuring Telnet for Windows 2000 and Windows XP on page 36
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Installing Communication Manager on page 37
Clearing the ARP cache on the laptop
Depending on the operating system of your Services laptop computer, you might need to clear
the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache before you enter a new IP address. If you enter
an IP address and your computer cannot connect, perform the following procedure to clear the
cache.
1. On your computer, click Start > Run to open the Run dialog box.
2. Type
command
and press Enter to open an MS-DOS command line window.
3. Type
arp -d 192.11.13.6
and press Enter to clear the ARP cache in the laptop.
If the ARP cache does not contain the specified IP address, the system displays the
The
specified entry was not found
message. You can ignore this message.
4. Type exit and press Enter to close the command line window.