Checking The Connection In The Network - Siemens Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 User Manual

Defining IP addresses

Checking the connection in the network

Once the network has been set up on your PC, you can check whether the PC is correctly
connected to the Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 or to an other PC in the network. This
can be done as follows:
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Open Command prompt. To do this, click Start – Programs – Command prompt.
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Enter the command ping <ip_address>.
For example
ping 192.168.2.10
to reach the Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 which is configured as the access point.
The ping command sends data packets to the network component with the specified
IP address and checks whether the device responds. If this is the case, the command
presents statistics about the connection, e. g. how many data packets were sent, how
many received, how long the transfer took, etc. If you can see this information, then the
connection to the network component is functioning properly.
If the command does not return any statistics, but ends with a timeout, this means that
the components cannot communicate with each other. Check the following points:
1. Is the Ethernet cable between the Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 devices and the
PCs correctly connected?
The LED display for the LAN connection on the Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 and
link display for the network card in your PC must be illuminated.
2. Have the IP addresses been properly configured on your PC?
If the Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 has the IP address 192.168.2.10 or 11 (default
settings), your PC's IP address must be between 192.168.2.2 and 192.168.2.254.
If you can successfully address the Gigaset Powerline Adapter 200 or the other PC with
the ping command, then the PCs have been configured correctly.
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