Fluke NetDAQ 2640A User Manual page 91

Reported Message
Connection is down!
Unable to initialize
Winsock!
Table 2-4. Network Error Messages (cont)
Comment
The host computer
cannot establish
network communication.
The host computer
software cannot find or
open the Winsock DLL.
Preparing for Operation
Testing and Troubleshooting
Check
2. Try Verify Communications. If it still
fails, then either the host computer
Ethernet adapter is not working or the
instrument is defective. If binding
errors occurred during booting, see
Appendix I for more information. Also
refer to "Error and Status Messages"
in Appendix J.
1. Make sure the Ethernet adapter driver
and TCP/IP software are installed.
See "Installing Host Computer
Networking Software."
2. Make sure the host computer IP
address and subnet mask are set
properly.
3. For an isolated network installation on
Windows 95 or Windows NT, the host
computer IP address must be
198.178.246.1xx.
For a general network installation, you
may need to set a default gateway
address also. See "Setting Host
Computer Networking Parameters"
earlier in this chapter.
Make sure the TCP/IP and Winsock
software are installed. See "Installing Host
Computer Networking Software" in this
chapter.
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