Extron Electronics MVX Plus 128 VGA A User Guide - Manual (Page 145)

A-3 MVX Plus 128 VGA A Matrix Switcher • Ethernet Connection
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Pinging to determine Extron IP address
The Microsoft ® Ping utility is available at the DOS prompt. Ping tests the Ethernet
interface between the computer and the MVX Plus 128 VGA A 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 on 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.