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Chapter 6: Trouble-shooting
Running a PING test
Running a PING test
The PING command is a built-in Windows and Mac function, that allows you to test whether you have a valid
network connection to and from any networked device.
1. Make sure that your computer is connected to the correct network port, and that you have configured the
TCP/IP settings of your computer's network interface card.
2. On a Windows 7 PC, type cmd into the " Search programs and files " field under the Start menu and
press Enter.
This opens the DOS command prompt window:
Alternatively, on a Mac, open the Terminal program (found in the Applications -> Utilities folder).
3. On both platforms, perform the ping test as follows:
Type ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xx (where xx.. is the IP address of the device you are trying to connect to) and press
Enter .
For example, to test the connection to a mc
2
56 control system (using its default IP address), you would type:
ping 192.168.102.56
Your computer will now try to establish communication...