Chapter 3 Ethernet Communications Overview
MiniCapt Remote Microbial Air Sampler Operations Manual
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Verify the device can talk using
PING
.
a.
Open a command shell on a PC, and type
PING aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd
where aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd is the address of the device.
If there is no response, then there is an addressing problem.
Figure 3-2
Example for
PING
test
b.
Make sure the PC and the device being talked to are on the same network.
c.
Check the PC’s address by opening a command shell and typing
ipconfig
.
c.1
Is the Mask the same on both the PC and the device?
c.2
Is the network portion of the address the same on both the PC and the
device?
Figure 3-3
Example for
ipconfig
command
d.
Does an LED on the device’s Ethernet connector blink when a PING is
transmitted to it?
If not there may be an addressing error with the device, or a configuration
problem with the router or switch the device is attached to.
d.1
Try re-powering the device to re-establish communications with the router
or switch.
