Chapter 3
Ethernet Configuration
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GPIB-ENET/100 for Windows Me/98/95
Tip
To find out the network settings for your computer, perform the following steps:
♦
Windows Me/98
1.
Open a DOS prompt.
2.
Type
IPCONFIG
.
3.
Press <Enter>.
If you need more information, you can run
ipconfig
with the
/all
option
by typing
IPCONFIG /all
at the DOS prompt. This shows you all of the
settings for the computer. Make sure you use the settings for the Ethernet
adapter you are using to communicate with the GPIB-ENET/100.
♦
Windows 95
1.
Open a DOS prompt.
2.
Type
WINIPCFG
.
3.
Press <Enter>.
4.
Select the Ethernet adapters you are using to communicate with the
GPIB-ENET/100 from the drop-down list.
Verifying the Hostname
The NI Ethernet Device Configuration utility automatically verifies that the
hostname for each DHCP-enabled device matches the DNS entry for the
assigned IP address. This verification process automatically occurs when
you either run the utility or click
Refresh
. The utility alerts you as shown
in Figure 3-4 if it detects a problem with the network settings.
Figure 3-4.
Hostname Verification Error Detected
