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SECTION 2: INSTALLATION AND SETUP
b. After the third period, include any number between 1 and 256 that is different from the one
in your PC’s IP address, 168. As a first try, let’s choose 200, which will form the IP address
192.168.1.200.
c. Next, use the ping command in the DOS window to see if this IP address is in use on your
network. The format of the ping command is:
ping <IP address>
To test this IP address, enter
ping 192.168.1.200
. Any reply received from the ping indicates
that a device on the network is already using this IP address and you can connect to it.
In the example shown above, the message “Reply from 192.168.1.200: ..” indicates that your
PC can reach the device with that IP address, and that address is in use.
d. Since the ping test of the IP address we tried showed the address was in use, try another
number between 1 and 256. For example, let’s ping 192.168.1.201. At the DOS prompt,
enter:
ping 192.168.1.201
