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Fiber Matrix 6400 Switcher • Ethernet Connection
Pinging to determine Extron IP address
The Ping utility is available at the DOS prompt. Ping tests the Ethernet interface
between the computer and the Fiber Matrix switcher. Ping can also be used to
determine the actual numeric IP address from an alias and to determine the web
address.
Ping the switcher as follows:
1
.
On the Windows task bar, click on
Start
>
Run
.
2
.
At the Open prompt, type
command
.
3
.
Click the
OK
button.
4
.
At the DOS prompt, type
ping
{IP address}
and then press
Enter
. The
computer returns a display similar to as shown below.
The line
Pinging ...
reports the actual numeric IP address, regardless of
whether you entered the actual numeric IP address or an alias name.
C:\>ping 192.168.254.254
Pinging 192.168.254.254 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.254.254:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Pinging to determine Web IP address
The Ping utility has a modifier,
-a
, that directs the command to return the Web
address rather than the numeric IP address.
At the DOS prompt, type
ping -a
{IP address}
and then press
Enter
. The
computer’s return display is similar to the Ping response shown in the figure
above, except that when you specify the
-a
modifier, the line
Pinging mail...
reports
the web IP address rather than the numeric IP address, regardless of whether you
entered the actual numeric IP address or an alias name.
Connecting as a Telnet client
The Microsoft Telnet utility is available from the DOS prompt. Telnet allows you to
input SIS commands to the Fiber Matrix switcher from the PC via the Ethernet link
and the LAN.
Access the DOS prompt and start Telnet as follows:
1
.
On the Windows task bar, click on
Start
>
Run
.
2
.
At the Open prompt, type
command
.
3
.
Click the
OK
button.
Summary of Contents for 6400s
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