Panasonic AV-HLC100E Operating Instructions Manual page 90

Testing with Ping
Before your stream can be seen - whether on a local intranet or the Internet - client computers (or your
service provider) need to be able to establish a network connection with your system.
Ping is a humble but effective tool to ensure the basic connection exists, thus it can help you with
streaming connection issues, too (and it works just fine in a multi-platform environment). Ping sends a
small set of data packets to the target host (IP number), then 'listens' for an echo response in return.
Ping estimates the round-trip time in milliseconds, records any data losses, and displays a summary
when finished.
Bottom line, if you can't 'ping' your target, your connection has problems (the problem might be as simple
as a bad cable connection). To issue a ping, you need know the IP number of the target computer.
For Windows
1. Type "run" (without the quotation marks) into the Search field, then press Enter on the keyboard.
2. Type "cmd" (without the quotation marks) into the dialog, and press Enter on the keyboard.
3. In the command shell that opens, type "ipconfig" (without the quotation marks) and press Enter
again.
4. The IP Address for the system will be reported in the window (listed next to "IPv4 Address"), along
with other data.
To find the IP Address for a system running OS X
1. Click the Apple icon at upper left on the Desktop, and select About This Mac.
2. Click More info ... in the panel which opens.
3. Click Network in the Contents column at left.
4. The IP number for the system will be listed in the right hand pane.
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