PECO II, Inc. NETMACS II Manual
3. Serial Connection
The Serial Connection does not require the IP address of the User’s PC to be changed. Rather, it
uses the Direct Cable Connection component of the Windows9X™ Operating System to establish
a PPP (point to point protocol) connection to the Gateway.
a. Abbreviated Instructions for Direct Cable Connection
A portable PC should be configured and directly connected to perform this task. In
Windows9X™, the IP address can be changed by selecting Start
≡
Programs
≡
Accessories
≡
Direct Cable Connection (or Accessories
≡
Communication
≡
Direct Cable Connection). If
this option does not appear on the User’s PC, the Direct Cable Connection program must be
installed from the original Windows™ media. (Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs,
Communications, etc.)
The connection process will take the User through several dialog boxes, resulting in the direct
connection. In the first Dialog box, select the radio button next to
GUEST
. In the next Dialog
Box, select the COM port to be used, and in the last Dialog Box, select finish.
As the process continues,
Status
Dialog Boxes will appear indicating User Name and
Password verifying, the verified. If prompted for “Enter Network Password”, select cancel (A
password is not required for the connection, only for the Con_ui session). Likewise, if
prompted for “Host Computer Name” also select cancel. When successful, the status dialog
box “Direct Cable Connection” Status: Connected via Serial Cable on COMX will remain on
the screen. Do not close this box, doing so will drop the connection and end the session. If
desired, this window may, however, be minimized.
C. Verifying the Network Connection
NOTE:
The Gateway responds to two IP addresses, one configurable, and the other fixed. The IP
address depends on which connection was established (Ethernet or Serial) For the remainder of the
document the Ethernet IP address will appear in the text, followed by the fixed Serial IP address in
(parenthesis). Example 10.1.4.50 (10.0.0.1)
While Console User Interface is a true Windows™ 32 bit application, it is not graphical. For this reason it
runs inside an MS-DOS™ window. From the Start button, Choose Programs, then MS-DOS™ Prompt.
An MS-DOS™ window will open on the screen. To verify the network connection, at the MS-DOS™
prompt type
“ping 10.1.4.50 (10.0.0 TT.1)"
MS-DOS™ will respond with “
Pinging 10.1.4.50 (10.0.0.1) with
32 bytes of data
” If it is successful in finding the Gateway, MS-DOS™ will respond with
“Reply from
10.1.4.50 (10.0.0.1): bytes=32 time=xxms L=xx”
If MS-DOS™ responds with messages such as
“Destination Host Unreachable, or “No reply from....”
there is a problem with the configuration. This
problem must be corrected prior to running Con_ui.
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