A-3
MVX Plus 128 VGA Matrix Switchers • Ethernet Connection
PRELIMINAR
Y
Pinging to determine Extron IP address
The Microsoft Ping utility is available at the DOS prompt. Ping tests the Ethernet
interface between the computer and the MVX Plus 128 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 fi gure A-2.
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 A-2 — Ping response
Pinging to determine Web IP address
The Ping utility has a modifi er,
-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 fi gure A-2, except that when
you specify the
-a
modifi er, 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.
