Perle IOLAN + Rack - Communicating Via ARP

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IOLAN
+
- User and Administration Guide
The green Ethernet indicators show the active connections. It
remains lit and blinks when LAN traffic is active.
Note: To change your Ethernet media, you will need to
reboot the unit to activate the connector.
You are now ready to begin communicating with your
IOLAN+. You can connect to IOLAN+ in different ways: via
a terminal or PC on port 1, or using ARP or BOOTP. Using
ARP is the preferred method for both Windows
®
and Unix,
however a terminal or PC attached to port 1 is often used.
BOOTP setup is for Unix users only and is included in the
Tips section (2.6). Choose the appropriate method for your
application. Third party BOOTP packages are available for
Windows
®
2.3 Communicating
via ARP
IOLAN+ supports the ‘Address Resolution Protocol’ (ARP). It
allows you to temporarily connect to your IOLAN+ to assign
a permanent IP address. If you prefer to use a terminal or PC
attached to IOLAN+, skip to the next section.
From a local Unix host, type the following:
arp -s a.b.c.d aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff
(where a.b.c.d is the IP address you want for IOLAN+, and
aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff is the Ethernet address of IOLAN+, found
on the bottom of the unit itself)
On a Windows
®
NT/98 system, the arp command is slightly
different (using dashes instead of colons):
arp -s a.b.c.d aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff
Whether you use Unix or Windows
®
to run arp, you are now
ready to telnet to IOLAN+.