Troubleshooting Guide  10  Document #: LTRT-57601 
  MediaPack, Mediant 1000, Mediant 2000 
 
Possible Cause  Solution 
4. 
The IP address assigned to the 
device is not suitable for your 
network environment, or the 
device's IP address is unknown 
(forgotten). 
1  Discover the device's IP address: The simplest method 
is to start the Wireshark application (refer to ''Wireshark 
Network Sniffer'' on page 69), re
set the device and wait 
for it to startup. When the device boots, it sends a 
Gratuitous ARP (GARP) message with its IP address. 
2  Assign a new IP address to the device, using BootP or 
DHCP. 
Note: The device may change its IP address each time it is 
reset even though DHCP is disabled. Many DHCP servers 
are backward-compatible with BootP protocol and can be 
used for device configuration. These DHCP servers reply to 
BootP requests sent by the device. To configure the device 
to ignore these BootP replies, set the ini file parameter 
BootPSelectiveEnable to 1. The Selective BootP 
mechanism enables the device's integral BootP client to 
filter unsolicited BootP/DHCP replies (accepts only BootP 
replies that contain the text ‘AUDC’ in the Vendor Specific 
Information field). 
 
 
2.2  How Do I Ping a Network Entity from the Device 
The procedure below describes how to ping a network entity from the device. 
¾  To ping a network entity from the device: 
1.  Access the device's FAE page: in your Web browser's URL field, append the case-
sensitive suffix "FAE" to the device's IP address (e.g., http://10.1.229.17/FAE). 
Figure  2-1: FAE Page 
 
2.  On the left pane, click the Cmd Shell link; the 'CmD Shell' window opens.