Epson C823781 Administrator's Manual - Page 247

Checking the LAN A First, you need to check that the computer can reach the other computer in the same segment, as follows: A 1. Set the default gateway to the host on which you are setting up the print server. A If there is a server or a router which acts as a gateway, enter the address of the server or the router. If there is no gateway, A enter the IP address of your computer as a gateway address. 2. Assume that you want to reach the computer having the IP address "192.168.100.101". Check that the computer is reachable by "pinging" it from the command line: A ping 192.168.100.101 A 3. If the computer is reachable, you can see the following result (the exact form of the message depends on your operating system, and the time may vary): A 64 bytes from 192:168:100:101:icmp_seq=0. Time=34.ms 4. If the computer is unreachable, you may see something like this: PING 192:168:100:101:56 data bytes A If you press Ctrl-C, you may see something like this: 192:168:100:101 PING Statistics A 3 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss A Again, the exact wording of the message you see may differ A from this, depending on your operating system. If you cannot "ping" the computer, check the following: ❏ The address in the ping command is correct. A ❏ The Ethernet connection to the computer has been made correctly, and all hubs, routers, etc. are switched on. Tips for Administrator 235