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Troubleshooting, Introduction, Hardware problems – Perle Systems DS1 User Manual

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IOLAN Device Server User’s Guide, Version 1.0

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Troubleshooting

Appendix A

A

Introduction

This chapter provides information that can help resolve problems with the Device Server.

Hardware Problems

If the Device Server Power/Ready LED is red and stays red for over 10 seconds, you have a hardware
problem that is going to require factory service. If you purchased the Device Server less than 30 days
before this problem appears, contact your distributor; otherwise, see the Perle web site
(

www.Perle.com

) for factory service information. Note: no factory service can be done on a Device

Server that has not been registered.

Communication Issues

General communication checks and practices are as follows:

z

Are your cables connected and correctly configured? If you are using EIA-232, see

EIA-232

Cabling Diagrams on page 27

to verify that your cables are correctly configured.

z

Ping your host? If you can ping but packet loss is reported, ping another host/device on the same
network. This will tell you whether the problem is specific to the host/device or general to the
network.

z

After entering or changing IP information for your Device Server, reboot the Device Server
(does not apply when using BOOTP or DHCP). Once the Device Server has rebooted, other
network devices should be able to communicate with it (ping, telnet, etc.). Also, protocols such
as ARP and proxy-ARP will work properly.

z

Use the

show routes

command (command line only) or view the

Routes

statistics. Is there a

route to the host?

z

If the WebManager or DeviceManager cannot communicate with the Device Server, verify that
the

Server Services HTTP

is enabled for WebManager and

DeviceManagerD

is enabled for

DeviceManager.