Ping an ip address – Raritan Computer Home Security System User Manual

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Chapter 16: Diagnostic Console

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ƒ Even if DHCP is being used to determine the IP configuration for

an interface, you must provide a properly formatted IP address
and Netmask.

6. In the Adapter Speed, select a line speed. The other values of 10,

100, and 1000 Mbps are on a scrollable list (where only one value is
visible at any given time) and the arrow keys are used to navigate to
them. Press the Space bar to select the option displayed. For 1 GB
line speeds, select AUTO.

7. If you did not select AUTO for Adapter Speed, click Adapter Duplex

and use the arrow keys to select a duplex mode (FULL or HALF)
from the list, if applicable. While a duplex mode can be selected at
any time, it only has meaning and takes effect when Adapter Speed
is not AUTO.

8. Repeat these steps for the second network interface if you selected

IP Isolation Mode.

9. Click Save. CC-SG will restart, logging out all CC-SG GUI users and

terminating their sessions. A Warning screen will appear, informing
you of the impending network reconfiguration and associated CC-SG
GUI user impact. Select <YES> to proceed.

System progress can be monitored in a Diagnostic Console Status
Screen. On the KVM port, another terminal session can be selected
by pressing Alt+F2 and logging in as status. Return to the original
terminal session by pressing Alt+F1. There are six available terminal
sessions on F1 through F6.

Ping an IP Address

Use ping to check that the connection between CC-SG computer and a
particular IP address is working correctly.

Note: Some sites explicitly block ping requests. Verify that the target and
intervening network allow pings if a ping is unsuccessful.

1. Choose Operation > Network Interfaces > Ping.

2. Enter the IP address or hostname (if DNS is appropriately configured

on the CC-SG) of the target you want to check in the Ping Target
field.

3. Select:

Optional.

Option

Description

Show other received ICMP
packets

Verbose output, which lists other received
ICMP packets in addition to
ECHO_RESPONSE packets. Rarely seen.

No DNS Resolution

Does not resolve addresses to host names.

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