RAVENNA Networking Guide
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Appendices
Running a PING Test
Running a PING Test
The simplest way to check whether you have a valid network connection is run 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...
