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ii)
Type “cmd” to open the command prompt
iii)
Type ipconfig. This will return the current PC’s network adapter settings.
Ensure these settings are in the same subnet as the gateway. In this example, the PC
would be able to contact the PC at default subnet (192.168.1.x), but not on 10.1.1.x.
b) Check your network to ensure the MB40 has a unique IP address within the subnet. The best
way to do this is via your router (if applicable). Otherwise you could power off the gateway,
and then send a ping request to that IP address. If that address is already taken, you
will
get
returned packets.
i)
Open the command prompt as above (on windows).
ii) Type ping <IP address>
iii) Make a direct connection to your PC using an Ethernet cable, and manually configure the
PC to be on that subnet. On windows:
