Verifying The Hostname; Figure 3-4. Hostname Verification Error Detected - National Instruments GPIB Series Getting Started

To find out the network settings for your computer, perform the following steps:
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Verifying the Hostname

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Windows Me/98
1. Open a DOS prompt.
2. Type
IPCONFIG
3. Press <Enter>.
If you need more information, you can run
by typing
IPCONFIG /all
settings for the computer. Make sure you use the settings for the Ethernet
adapter you are using to communicate with the GPIB-ENET/100.
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Windows 95
1. Open a DOS prompt.
2. Type
WINIPCFG
3. Press <Enter>.
4. Select the Ethernet adapters you are using to communicate with the
GPIB-ENET/100 from the drop-down list.
The NI Ethernet Device Configuration utility automatically verifies that the
hostname for each DHCP-enabled device matches the DNS entry for the
assigned IP address. This verification process automatically occurs when
you either run the utility or click Refresh. The utility alerts you as shown
in Figure 3-4 if it detects a problem with the network settings.

Figure 3-4. Hostname Verification Error Detected

.
ipconfig
at the DOS prompt. This shows you all of the
.
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Chapter 3 Ethernet Configuration
with the
/all
GPIB-ENET/100 for Windows Me/98/95
option