Extron Electronics MPX Plus 866 A Rev. B - Manual (Page 191)

A-3 MPX Plus 866 A Media Presentation Matrix Switcher • Ethernet Connection
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Pinging to determine Extron IP address
The ping utility is available at the DOS prompt. Ping tests the Ethernet interface
between the computer and the switcher. Ping can also be used to determine the
actual numeric IP address from an alias and to determine the web address.
Ping the switcher as follows:
1 . On the Windows task bar, click Start > Run.
2 . At the Open prompt, type command.
3 . Click the OK button.
4 . At the DOS prompt, type ping {IP address} and then press [Enter]. The
computer returns a display similar to figure A-2.
The line Pinging ... reports the actual numeric IP address, regardless of
whether you entered the actual numeric IP address or an alias name.
C:\>ping 192.168.254.254
Pinging 192.168.254.254 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.254.254: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.254.254:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Figure A-2 — Ping response
Pinging to determine Web IP address
The ping utility has a modifier, -a, that directs the command to return the Web
address rather than the numeric IP address.
At the DOS prompt, type
ping -a {IP address} and then press [Enter]. The
computer’s return display is similar to the ping response shown in figure A-2,
except that when you specify the -a modifier, the line Pinging mail... reports the
web IP address rather than the numeric IP address, regardless of whether you
entered the actual numeric IP address or an alias name.