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Created Date: April 08,2008
Created By: a agnone
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when I use my DELL notebook, I can hook to the ECOM100 and it would simply connect. EX. 191.9.2.x 255.255.255.0.0. I do not set the default gateway. With my new notebook, IBM, I can only connect if I change the ECOM100 to 169.254.111.x 255.255.0.0. I do not set the default gateway. In both cases the notebooks are set to obtain address auto. I was told the ECOM does not broadcast addresses. I am confused why one notebook will connect and the other will not. How does anyone else handle being able to connect to ECOM's.
Created Date: April 09,2008
Created by: bcarlton
In our OEM shop we always use the 192.168.0.X network. We don't use this to connect to the company network. I set the 'tCP/IP ' properties to 'Use the following address ' and set an address within the 192.168.0.X range but different than the ECOM or other IP device.
When I wish to connect back to the company network I set it back to 'obtain an address automatically '.
Created Date: April 09,2008
Created by: Tech Guy
If you are using Windows XP, there is a tab in the TCP/IP properties window called "Alternate Configuration ".
Put your static IP address in this using "User Configured ". When the NIC can't find a DHCP server, it will default to this address.
Created Date: April 08,2008
Created by: a agnone
when I use my DELL notebook, I can hook to the ECOM100 and it would simply connect. EX. 191.9.2.x 255.255.255.0.0. I do not set the default gateway. With my new notebook, IBM, I can only connect if I change the ECOM100 to 169.254.111.x 255.255.0.0. I do not set the default gateway. In both cases the notebooks are set to obtain address auto. I was told the ECOM does not broadcast addresses. I am confused why one notebook will connect and the other will not. How does anyone else handle being able to connect to ECOM's.