Fluke 2680A User Manual page 96

2680A/2686A
Users Manual
Symptom/Error
Timeout happened during network operation
Loss of scan data when using multiple FAI
modules
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Table 2-16. Identifying Network Problems (cont)
Reason/Possible Cause
Cabling problem
•
Not connected
•
Wrong cable (10/100BaseT direct
connection)
•
Adapter auto-sensing wrong network speed
•
Adapter or driver set up to wrong network
speed
•
Bad cable
Instrument address wrong
•
Wrong BCN (Isolated network)
•
Wrong IP address (General network)
•
Wrong subnet mask (General network)
Networking problem (General network)
•
No default gateway or dgate set wrong on
the instrument
•
Network fault (duplicate IP address, bad
ARP, etc.)
Miscellaneous
•
Software set to wrong network type
(Isolated vs General)
•
Instrument set to wrong network type
(Isolated vs General)
•
Another network adapter has IP address in
same subnet
Interrupt problem
•
Adapter IRQ set wrong or IRQ conflict
•
Software interrupt conflict
It is possible that if you operate 6 FAI modules
at maximum speed, data will be lost. The loss
results from collecting scan data faster than can
be sent through the network. To reduce the loss,
either slow the scan rate or reduce the number
of FAI modules running at full speed.