Chapter 2: Installation and Setup
Procedure 9: Confirm the Ethernet Link
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Procedure 9: Confirm the Ethernet Link
Note: If you have not already connected the chassis to a PC, hub, or network, do so now.
Use a Category 5 UTP straight-through cable to connect the SmartBits Ethernet port to the
local Ethernet network, or use a Category 5 UTP crossover cable to connect the SmartBits
chassis to the PC’s NIC.
Checking your Ethernet Cable Connection
To check the Ethernet link to the SmartBits chassis:
1 Check your Ethernet cable connection (from SmartBits to the PC, hub, or network).
2 Ping the Ethernet link between the PC and SmartBits.
3 If the ping does not work, check the TCP/IP stack on your PC. Set up the PC’s IP
address to be on the same subnet or on a different subnet from the SmartBits chassis,
as needed. Add a gateway if needed.
Check that your Ethernet cable connection is in place from “Procedure 4: Connect
SmartBits to PC, Power, and LAN” on page 34, or connect the cables now, as needed.
PC on Same Subnet as SmartBits 600x/6000x Chassis
To connect a PC on the same local subnet as the SmartBits chassis, you can connect the
PC to the chassis locally through either of the following connections:
• A direct connection using a crossover Ethernet cable.
• Through a hub or other network device using a straight-through Ethernet cable.
Direct Connection Locally. You can connect the SmartBits chassis directly to the PC
Network module using a crossover cable. A crossover (MDI-X) cable is made with the
transmit and receive wires crossed to allow two PCs with 10 Base-T Ethernet modules to
make a “back-to-back” connection without using a hub.
1 Connect one end of a crossover cable to the Ethernet module (NIC) in the PC.
2 Connect the other end of the crossover cable to the 10/100BASE-T (RJ-45) connector
located on the back of the SmartBits chassis.
The LINK LED next to the 10/100BASE-T connector on the SmartBits chassis should
light. If the LINK LED does not light, refer to Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting and
Maintenance.”
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