Pinging to Determine the IP Address
The ping utility is available at the Command prompt. Ping tests the Ethernet interface
between the computer and the media player. Ping can also be used to determine the actual
numeric IP address from an alias and to determine the web address.
Ping the player as follows:
1.
On the Windows task bar, click on
Start
>
Run
.
2.
At the
Ope
n 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 the one shown in figure
82
.
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
Figure 82.
Typical Ping Response
Pinging to Determine the 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 figure
82
, 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.
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