Connecting Devices to the Chromeleon Server PC
TCP/IP Control: Setting UP TCP/IP Control (Step by Step)

To set up TCP/IP control, follow the steps below. Observe the following:

• Local administrator rights are required for these steps.

• The following settings refer to an example application and are intended as guidelines. Replace these values with the values that match your application (see   Planning Sheet and   Selecting IP Addresses).

1. Verify that your administrator has already installed and configured your office LAN network interface card.

2. Verify the active settings at OS level. In a Command Prompt, enter:

   ipconfig /all

   This command retrieves information about the currently configured network interface cards. Copy the information from the four bold lines to your planning sheet. The answer to this command will look similar to the following:

   Ethernet-Adapter El90x1:

   Description 3Com EtherLink PCI

   Physical address 00-B0-D0-ED-FF-A6

   DHCP activated Yes

   IP address 172.20.61.96

   Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0

   Standard gateway 172.20.61.2

   DHCP server 172.20.61.7

   Primary WINS server 172.20.61.4

   Lease received Monday, March 03, 2003 11:39:42 AM

   Lease expires Friday, May 02, 2003 12:39:42 PM

    

    Tips:  

   At this time, only the IP address and the subnet mask of the office LAN will be indicated if the second network interface card has not yet been installed.

   If more than one network interface card is listed, try to find out which network card the office LAN uses. To identify the network card that is used for the office LAN, disable individual network cards from the  Network Connections control panel.

3. (Install and enable the second network interface card if it is not already installed.) Configure TCP/IP as the only protocol on this network card and assign the IP address (here: 192.168.60.50) and the subnet mask (here: 255.255.255.0).

4. Verify that configuration was successful. In a DOS Command Prompt, enter ipconfig /all. The answer will look similar to the following:

   Ethernet-Adapter El90x1:

   Description 3Com EtherLink PCI

   Physical address 00-B0-D0-ED-FF-A6

   DHCP activated Yes

   IP address 172.20.61.96

   Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0

   Standard gateway 172.20.61.2

   DHCP server 172.20.61.7

   Primary WINS Server 172.20.61.4

   Lease received Monday, March 03, 2003 11:39:42

   Lease expires Friday, May 03, 2003 12:39:42

   Ethernet-Adapter El90x2:

   Description 3Com EtherLink PCI

   Physical address 00-10-5A-15-DF-3E

   DHCP activated No

   IP address 192.168.60.50

   Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

   Standard gateway

    Note:  

   Make sure that the information from the four bold lines matches the planning sheet.

5. Check the current TCP/IP settings from a Command Prompt. Enter the following commands in separate lines. Confirm each command with enter and wait for the answer from the module before you continue with the next command:

   ping 127.0.0.1

   ping 172.20.61.96

   ping 192.168.60.50

    Note:  

   Each command should return four replies from the matching IP addresses.

   Pinging 172.20.61.96 with 32 bytes of data:

    

   Reply from 172.20.61.96: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

   Reply from 172.20.61.96: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

   Reply from 172.20.61.96: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

   Reply from 172.20.61.96: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

    

   Ping statistics for 172.20.61.96:

   Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), 

   Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

   Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

    

The next steps depend on the device or manufacturer. Continue with:

 TCP/IP Control: Specific Steps for Agilent Instruments

 TCP/IP Control: Settings on the Varian CP-3800 GC