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LAN Interface Supplement v Agilent Technologies 8712ET/ES and8714ET/ESNetwork AnalyzerDocumentation Map The CDROM provides the contents of all of thedocuments listed below. The User’s Guide shows how to make measurements,explains commonly-used features, and tells you how toget the most performance f...

vi LAN Interface Supplement The Example Programs Guide provides a tutorialintroduction using BASIC programming examples todemonstrate the remote operation of the analyzer. The Service Guide provides the information needed toadjust, troubleshoot, repair, and verify analyzerconformance to published sp...

Contents vii 1. Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer About This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Intoducing the LAN Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 LAN Client/Server Functions . . . . . . ...

viii Contents Windows LAN Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21 2. Accessing the Analyzer's Web Pages About This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Accessing the Analyzer with Your Web Browser ....

Contents ix 5. Accessing the Analyzer's Dynamic Data Disk The Dynamic Data Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Saving and Recalling Analyzer States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 Copying Programs to and from the Analyzer . . . ....

x Contents Collecting SICL LAN Setup Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43Configuring Your Analyzer as a SICL LAN Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-44Configuring Your PC as a SICL LAN Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-44Controlling Your Analyzer with SICL LAN an...

Contents xi If you cannot connect to the analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18If you cannot access the file system via ftp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18If you cannot telnet to the command parser port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19If you get an "operatio...

1-2 LAN Interface Supplement Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer About This Chapter About This Chapter This chapter describes how to • connect your analyzer to your network • set up a network • configure your analyzer • verify connectivity • manage user names and passwords • configure your analy...

LAN Interface Supplement 1-3 Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer Intoducing the LAN Interface Intoducing the LAN Interface With the LAN interface you can • transfer IBASIC programs between your computer and your analyzer • transfer files between your computer and your analyzer using file transfe...

1-4 LAN Interface Supplement Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer Intoducing the LAN Interface LAN Client/Server Functions Your analyzer acts as either a client or server when you use theclient/server features of the analyzer. For example, if you use NetworkFile System (NFS), your analyzer acts a...

LAN Interface Supplement 1-5 Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer Connecting the Analyzer to the LAN Connecting the Analyzer to the LAN Your analyzer has an RJ-45 connector (see Figure 1-1) and connects to your network using 10Base-T unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cabling,also called Ethertwist. E...

1-6 LAN Interface Supplement Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer Setting Up a Network Setting Up a Network If you do not already have a network, you will need to create one. Asimple network consists of a central LAN hub with multiple Ethertwistcables, one connected to the LAN port of each networ...

LAN Interface Supplement 1-7 Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer Setting Up a Network Point-to-Point Connections It is possible to connect a single computer to a single analyzer, and avoidusing a LAN hub. To do this, you must use a special “cross-over” cable oradapter, which acts like a LAN hub....

1-8 LAN Interface Supplement Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer Configuring the Analyzer Configuring the Analyzer Before you configure your analyzer, you will need to contact yournetwork administrator to obtain the following information: ❏ an IP address for the analyzer ❏ a host name for the an...

LAN Interface Supplement 1-9 Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer Configuring the Analyzer The Gateway Address If your analyzer will be communicating with devices on different physicalnetworks, you may need to have your network administrator assign agateway IP address for you. The gateway IP addr...

1-10 LAN Interface Supplement Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer Configuring the Analyzer To Configure the Analyzer 1. Press to access the LAN menu. NOTE After each of the following steps, the analyzer will prompt you to cyclepower for the new setting to take effect. It is not necessary to cycl...

LAN Interface Supplement 1-11 Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer Testing the LAN Communication Testing the LAN Communication You should now test communication between your computer and youranalyzer. The ping utility is typically used to test LAN communication. Running Ping under Windows 95 Ente...

1-12 LAN Interface Supplement Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer Testing the LAN Communication The following response is generally caused by an incorrect subnet maskor IP address. It usually points to a software setting conflict, and doesnot signify a hardware problem. Host Unreachable.Host Unr...

LAN Interface Supplement 1-13 Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer Managing User Names and Passwords Managing User Names and Passwords Your analyzer implements a limited form of network security using username and password pairs. Any remote access of the analyzer, includingTelnet or FTP access, r...

1-14 LAN Interface Supplement Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer Managing User Names and Passwords 7. Type the password again (to confirm the password) in the displayed dialog box. 8. Press when you are done. If the entries are valid, the new user name and password will beconfirmed with the fol...

LAN Interface Supplement 1-15 Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer Using BOOTP Using BOOTP BOOTP Fundamentals The Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP ) is a simple and elegant method of automatically distributing network information and software via theLAN. BOOTP is built on the client-server model. The BO...

LAN Interface Supplement 1-17 Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer Using BOOTP a request. The analyzer will continue to retransmit requests atexponentially increasing time intervals until it receives a response orthe value has expired. 5. Press and enter a hostname or a host IP address if you wan...

1-18 LAN Interface Supplement Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer Using BOOTP Normally, your analyzer will obtain this file name from the BOOTP server, but you can override this using . If you do not want to use , make sure that it contains a null string. To do that, press NOTE You can set up yo...

1-20 LAN Interface Supplement Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer Using BOOTP 2. Clear your current network configuration information. a. Press . b. Press . c. Press . 3. Create an IBASIC file that, when run, will clearly indicate the successful retrieval and execution of the file. Store it on t...

LAN Interface Supplement 1-21 Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer Setting Up LAN Features with Wizards Setting Up LAN Features with Wizards IBasic LAN Wizard An IBasic LAN wizard program is included with the analyzer to assistusers in setting up the LAN features. It is located on the ExampleProg...

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LAN Interface Supplement 2-3 Accessing the Analyzer's Web Pages About This Chapter About This Chapter Your analyzer has built-in web pages that are accessible with a webbrowser such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft® Internet Explorer.These web pages contain links to general product information, se...

2-4 LAN Interface Supplement Accessing the Analyzer's Web Pages Accessing the Analyzer with Your Web Browser Accessing the Analyzer with Your WebBrowser To access your analyzer, start your web browser and connect to http://<hostname> , where <hostname> is the hostname that has been assig...

2-6 LAN Interface Supplement Accessing the Analyzer's Web Pages Accessing the Analyzer with Your Web Browser Screen Snapshot Clicking on Get a current screen snapshot shows an exact copy of youranalyzer's current screen image. Use your web browser's “reload” or“refresh” function to get the most curr...

2-8 LAN Interface Supplement Accessing the Analyzer's Web Pages Accessing the Analyzer with Your Web Browser Control the Analyzer with SCPI Commands Clicking on Control the Analyzer with SCPI Commands launches a Javaapplet. This applet creates a command-entry dialog box. You can controlyour analyzer...

2-10 LAN Interface Supplement Accessing the Analyzer's Web Pages Accessing the Analyzer with Your Web Browser Analyzer Configuration Clicking on Examine your analyzer's configuration brings up a screen ofinformation that is equivalent to pressing on the analyzer. This screen shows the model and seri...

LAN Interface Supplement 2-11 Accessing the Analyzer's Web Pages Accessing the Analyzer with Your Web Browser Product Overview The links in this area provide generic information about the AgilentTechnologies 871xE family of analyzers. New features, compatibilityissues, and available options are incl...

3-2 LAN Interface Supplement Printing About This Chapter About This Chapter Your analyzer can print directly to an HP LaserJet printer on yournetwork. In order to print to a LAN printer, your analyzer must becommunicating on the network. Refer to Chapter 1, “Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer,”...

LAN Interface Supplement 3-3 Printing Configuring the Printer Configuring the Printer Refer to your printer's documentation for instructions on how to set upyour printer for LAN usage. Typically, you will need to contact yournetwork administrator to assign a unique IP address for your printer.Your p...

3-4 LAN Interface Supplement Printing Configuring the Analyzer for Printing to a LAN Printer Configuring the Analyzer for Printing toa LAN Printer To set up your analyzer to print to a LAN printer: 1. Press . 2. Use the front panel knob, or the keys to highlight the LaserJet LAN printer in the table...

3-6 LAN Interface Supplement Printing If You Have Trouble Printing If You Have Trouble Printing • Make sure the analyzer's LAN IP address has been set (see “The Analyzer's IP Address and Hostname” on page 1-8 ). • Make sure the printer is configured properly. Refer to your printer's documentation or...

4-2 LAN Interface Supplement Accessing the Analyzer's File System Using FTP About This Chapter About This Chapter This chapter shows you how to access the analyzer's file system using filetransfer protocol (FTP). This chapter provides two simple examples: oneexample copies a file to the analyzer fro...

LAN Interface Supplement 4-3 Accessing the Analyzer's File System Using FTP Using FTP to Access the Analyzer Using FTP to Access the Analyzer If you are using a UNIX workstation, you have built-in networkingsoftware that includes ftp. The same is true if you are operating underWindows 95. If you are...

4-4 LAN Interface Supplement Accessing the Analyzer's File System Using FTP Using FTP to Access the Analyzer The first character in the first field indicates the entry type. A “ d ” indicates that the entry is a directory. A “ – ” indicates that the entry is an ordinary file. The next nine character...

LAN Interface Supplement 4-5 Accessing the Analyzer's File System Using FTP Using FTP to Access the Analyzer Example 1: Copying a File to the Analyzer You can copy files from your computer to your analyzer. For instance, youmay want to develop an IBASIC program on your computer and thencopy it to th...

4-6 LAN Interface Supplement Accessing the Analyzer's File System Using FTP Using FTP to Access the Analyzer NOTE You can also download and automatically run IBASIC programs byaccessing the data disk. See “Copying an IBASIC Program to or from the Analyzer” on page 5- 7 . NOTE When copying files from...

4-8 LAN Interface Supplement Accessing the Analyzer's File System Using FTP Commonly Used FTP Commands Commonly Used FTP Commands The exact commands you use within ftp depend on the software. If you are not familiar with your ftp software, type “?” or “help” at the ftp prompt to see a list of comman...

LAN Interface Supplement 4-9 Accessing the Analyzer's File System Using FTP Commonly Used FTP Commands ftp Commands Command Description ascii Sets the file transfer type to ASCII. binary Sets the file transfer type to binary. bye Closes the connection to the host and exits ftp. cd remote_directory S...

4-10 LAN Interface Supplement Accessing the Analyzer's File System Using FTP Using GUI FTP Software Using GUI FTP Software There are versions of FTP programs available with a graphical userinterface (GUI). These programs can make transferring files between theanalyzer and your PC a simple “drag and ...

LAN Interface Supplement 4-11 Accessing the Analyzer's File System Using FTP Using GUI FTP Software 9. The file has been transferred to the non-volatile RAM disk on your analyzer. 10. To drag and drop multiple files, hold down the Ctrl key on your PC while selecting files with the mouse. When you dr...

5-2 LAN Interface Supplement Accessing the Analyzer's Dynamic Data Disk The Dynamic Data Disk The Dynamic Data Disk Your analyzer has an ftp directory called “data,” which is a dynamic datadisk. The files in this directory trigger analyzer operations. For example,you can put an instrument state into...

LAN Interface Supplement 5-5 Accessing the Analyzer's Dynamic Data Disk Saving and Recalling Analyzer States Saving and Recalling Analyzer States This section describes how to use the state.sta , cal.sta , and data.sta files that reside in the data directory of the analyzer. See Table 5-1 on page 5-...

5-6 LAN Interface Supplement Accessing the Analyzer's Dynamic Data Disk Saving and Recalling Analyzer States 8. Type cd data at the ftp prompt. 9. Type put state.sta at the ftp prompt. This copies the contents of the state.sta file from your computer to the new analyzer you areconnected to. The new ...

LAN Interface Supplement 5-7 Accessing the Analyzer's Dynamic Data Disk Copying Programs to and from the Analyzer Copying Programs to and from theAnalyzer This section describes how to use the prog.bas , prog_run.bas , and prog_run.scp files that reside in the data directory of the analyzer. See Tab...

5-8 LAN Interface Supplement Accessing the Analyzer's Dynamic Data Disk Copying Programs to and from the Analyzer 5. To run your IBASIC program, press on the analyzer. NOTE You can eliminate this last step, and have your program runautomatically by using the dynamic data disk file named prog_run.bas...

LAN Interface Supplement 5-9 Accessing the Analyzer's Dynamic Data Disk Copying Programs to and from the Analyzer Copying and Running a Program with OneCommand You can create an IBASIC program or a file with a list of SCPIcommands on your computer, and then copy and automatically run it byusing the ...

5-10 LAN Interface Supplement Accessing the Analyzer's Dynamic Data Disk Copying a Screen Image to a Local File Copying a Screen Image to a Local File This section describes how to copy a screen image from the analyzer to afile on your computer. To copy a screen image to your computer 1. On your com...

LAN Interface Supplement 5-13 Accessing the Analyzer's Dynamic Data Disk Copying Instrument Parameters in ASCII Text Format Copying Instrument Parameters inASCII Text Format This section describes how to use the parm_all.txt and parm_screen.txt files that reside in the data directory of the analyzer...

5-14 LAN Interface Supplement Accessing the Analyzer's Dynamic Data Disk Retrieving Measurement Data in ASCII Format Retrieving Measurement Data in ASCIIFormat This section describes how to use the trace1.prn , trace2.prn , trace1.s1p and trace2.s1p files that reside in the data directory of the ana...

LAN Interface Supplement 5-15 Accessing the Analyzer's Dynamic Data Disk Importing Graphics or Data into PC Applications Importing Graphics or Data into PCApplications Some PC word processor and spreadsheet programs provide methods toimport graphics and data from a LAN connection using the internet ...

6-2 LAN Interface Supplement Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN About This Chapter About This Chapter NOTE The example programs described in this chapter are on the ExamplePrograms Disk that was shipped with your analyzer. This chapter contains important information about how to control youranalyz...

LAN Interface Supplement 6-3 Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN Using Socket Programming to Control Your Analyzer Using Socket Programming to ControlYour Analyzer Your analyzer implements a sockets applications programming interface(API) compatible with Berkeley sockets, Winsock, and other standar...

6-4 LAN Interface Supplement Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN Controlling the Analyzer via the Dynamic Data Disk Controlling the Analyzer via theDynamic Data Disk You can control your analyzer by accessing the data directory over theLAN. With this method you can do the following: • load instrume...

LAN Interface Supplement 6-5 Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN Entering Commands Directly with Telnet Entering Commands Directly with Telnet Before connecting to your analyzer using telnet, you must haveconnected and configured your analyzer as described in Chapter 1, “Connecting and Configuring ...

6-6 LAN Interface Supplement Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN Entering Commands Directly with Telnet When you connect to the analyzer, the analyzer will prompt you for auser name and password. Enter a user name and password that appearin the user access list. Refer to “Managing User Names and Pa...

LAN Interface Supplement 6-7 Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN Entering Commands Directly with Telnet Telnet Example To connect to the analyzer named "my8712", enter the followingcommand: telnet my8712 The computer responds with the following messages: Trying...Connected to my8712Escape c...

6-8 LAN Interface Supplement Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN Entering Commands Directly with Telnet The telnet connection closes and you see your regular prompt. Connection closed.$ NOTE You can also control your analyzer from your web browser. See “Accessing the Analyzer with Your Web Browser”...

LAN Interface Supplement 6-9 Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN Controlling the Analyzer with a C Program Controlling the Analyzer with a CProgram The following example program demonstrates simple socketprogramming. It is written in C, and compiles in the HP-UX UNIXenvironment, or the WIN32 enviro...

6-24 LAN Interface Supplement Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN IBASIC Communication across the LAN IBASIC Communication across the LAN You may need a way for an IBASIC program running on the analyzer tosignal a remote computer that it has completed some operation. IBASIC cannot communicate direc...

6-28 LAN Interface Supplement Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN Controlling Multiple Analyzers using a Perl Script Controlling Multiple Analyzers using aPerl Script The following Perl script demonstrates how you can control a network ofanalyzers from your workstation. The script downloads an IBAS...

LAN Interface Supplement 6-31 Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN Controlling the Analyzer using HP VEE Controlling the Analyzer using HP VEE To control your analyzer via LAN using HP VEE, click on the VEE menutitled "I/O." Then select "To/From Socket" and position the I/O object bo...

LAN Interface Supplement 6-33 Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN Controlling the Analyzer with a Java™ Applet Controlling the Analyzer with a Java™Applet The following example program demonstrates simple socketprogramming with Java. It is written in Java programming language,and will compile with ...

6-42 LAN Interface Supplement Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN Controlling the Analyzer using SICL LAN Controlling the Analyzer using SICLLAN SICL LAN is a LAN protocol using the Standard Instrument ControlLibrary (SICL). It provides control of your analyzer over the LAN, usinga variety of compu...

LAN Interface Supplement 6-43 Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN Controlling the Analyzer using SICL LAN Collecting SICL LAN Setup Information Before you set up your analyzer as a SICL LAN server, you will need tocollect some information about your HP VISA/SICL LAN clientapplication. Record the fo...

6-44 LAN Interface Supplement Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN Controlling the Analyzer using SICL LAN Configuring Your Analyzer as a SICL LANServer After you have collected the required information from the SICL LANclient, perform the following steps to set up your analyzer as a SICL LANserver:...

LAN Interface Supplement 6-45 Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN Controlling the Analyzer using SICL LAN 5. Enter an interface name, such as lan1. 6. Enter a logical unit number, such as 7. 7. Select OK. 8. Select VISA LAN Client from the Available Interface Types. 9. Press Configure. 10. Enter a ...

6-48 LAN Interface Supplement Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN Controlling the Analyzer using SICL LAN To send SCPI commands to the analyzer, select I/O|InstrumentManager, and the GPIB device just added. Select Direct I/O. You can nowtype SCPI commands in the command window, and they will be sen...

6-50 LAN Interface Supplement Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN Controlling the Analyzer using SICL LAN Consult your HP BASIC documentation to learn how to load the SICLdriver for HP BASIC. After the SICL driver is loaded, you control your analyzer usingcommands such as the following: OUTPUT 718;...

7-2 LAN Interface Supplement Using the Network File System (NFS) About This Chapter About This Chapter This chapter provides a short introduction to the network file system(NFS), and describes how to configure your analyzer to use NFS. Thefollowing topics are included: • Introduction to NFS • Settin...

LAN Interface Supplement 7-3 Using the Network File System (NFS) Introduction to NFS Introduction to NFS Network file system (NFS) is a client/server application that providesaccess to remote 1 files and directories using the LAN. With NFS, remote files and directories behave like local 2 files and ...

7-4 LAN Interface Supplement Using the Network File System (NFS) Introduction to NFS NFS Protocols Current implementations of NFS use transmission control protocol(TCP) as the transport protocol 1 over the network. TCP is a reliable protocol designed to provide guaranteed data delivery. Your analyze...

LAN Interface Supplement 7-5 Using the Network File System (NFS) Setting Up NFS Setting Up NFS Configuring the Analyzer as an NFS Client NFS Fundamentals Your analyzer implements the client side of the network file system(NFS). As an NFS client, your analyzer accesses the remote 1 file system by mou...

7-6 LAN Interface Supplement Using the Network File System (NFS) Setting Up NFS Preliminary Requirements Before setting up the NFS client on your analyzer, do the following: • Set up an NFS server on the remote system. Consult your system administrator if you are unsure how to do this. • Collect the...

LAN Interface Supplement 7-7 Using the Network File System (NFS) Setting Up NFS Mounting a Remote Host File System The file system that is exported by the NFS server is mounted by theNFS client, and behaves like part of the local file system. Perform thefollowing procedure to set up your analyzer to...

7-8 LAN Interface Supplement Using the Network File System (NFS) Setting Up NFS NOTE You can mount up to seven remote NFS file systems as servers. An errorwill occur if you try to mount more than seven devices. NOTE When you press on the entry line without inputting a name or address, the analyzer w...

LAN Interface Supplement 7-9 Using the Network File System (NFS) Setting Up NFS Confirming Remote File System Mounting To find out if a remote file system has been successfully mounted, press The analyzer will display an NFS device table containing three columns(left to right): 1. Device number, in ...

7-10 LAN Interface Supplement Using the Network File System (NFS) Setting Up NFS Unmounting a Remote File System Perform the following steps to unmount a remote file system from youranalyzer: 1. Press . NOTE If the displayed NFS device table is empty, there are no mounted filesystems to unmount. 2. ...

LAN Interface Supplement 7-11 Using the Network File System (NFS) Setting Up NFS Using a Local HOSTS File You can add one or more host names of other network devices to a local HOSTS file. This file associates host IP addresses with host names, so that you can use the host name instead of the host I...

LAN Interface Supplement 7-13 Using the Network File System (NFS) Setting Up NFS Using NFS Automount—Connecting toNetwork Resources Automatically NFS Automount allows your analyzer to automatically mount one ormore NFS devices on power-up without user intervention. Adding Devices to the Automount De...

7-14 LAN Interface Supplement Using the Network File System (NFS) Setting Up NFS NOTE Pressing does not trigger a NFS mount process. See “Configuring the Analyzer as an NFS Client” on page 7-5 to mount NFS devices. Verifying Automount Entries Perform the following steps to verify that the NFS device...

LAN Interface Supplement 7-15 Using the Network File System (NFS) Setting Up NFS Using Save/Recall with NFS NFS Fundamentals To access file systems with NFS, you will have to set up at least one NFSdevice. See “Configuring the Analyzer as an NFS Client” on page 7-5 in this chapter for details on how...

7-16 LAN Interface Supplement Using the Network File System (NFS) Setting Up NFS Some of the remote files may show the word unknown in the file attributes column. This may be due to the lack of appropriate fileaccess permissions. NFS authentication must be set up correctly foryou to have permission ...

LAN Interface Supplement 7-17 Using the Network File System (NFS) Setting Up NFS Copying Files from a Remote NFS Device Perform the following steps to copy files from a remote NFS device to alocal device: NOTE Your analyzer does not support file copy from a remote NFS device toanother remote NFS dev...

8-2 LAN Interface Supplement General Troubleshooting About This Chapter About This Chapter This chapter provides troubleshooting information for the LAN interface.It has four sections: • “Troubleshooting the Initial Connection” on page 8-3 • “Subnets and Gateways” on page 8-15 • “Solutions to Common...

LAN Interface Supplement 8-3 General Troubleshooting Troubleshooting the Initial Connection Troubleshooting the Initial Connection Getting the analyzer to work with your network often requires detailedknowledge of your local network software. This section attempts to helpyou with some common problem...

8-4 LAN Interface Supplement General Troubleshooting Troubleshooting the Initial Connection Communications Not Established If you have just installed and configured the LAN interface and you havenever been able to access the analyzer via ftp or telnet, go directly to “Ping the Analyzer from Your Com...

LAN Interface Supplement 8-5 General Troubleshooting Troubleshooting the Initial Connection Ping the Analyzer from Your Computer orWorkstation Verify the communications link between the computer and the analyzerremote file server using the ping utility. From a UNIX workstation, type: ping hostname 6...

8-6 LAN Interface Supplement General Troubleshooting Troubleshooting the Initial Connection No Response No packets received indicates no response from a ping. • If there is no response, try typing in the IP address with the ping command, instead of using the hostname. Check that the typedaddress mat...

LAN Interface Supplement 8-7 General Troubleshooting Troubleshooting the Initial Connection Ping Your Computer or Other Device fromYour Analyzer The last section helped you verify connectivity from your computer toyour analyzer. This section helps you verify the connectivity path in theopposite dire...

8-8 LAN Interface Supplement General Troubleshooting Troubleshooting the Initial Connection Normal Response A normal response after pressing is shown below. The analyzer successfully attempts four cycles of communications with theindicated network device, and displays the response time for each cycl...

LAN Interface Supplement 8-9 General Troubleshooting Troubleshooting the Initial Connection Timeout Response If communication is not established with the selected device within onesecond for each cycle, the display will look like this: Figure 8-2 Example of a Failed Ping

8-10 LAN Interface Supplement General Troubleshooting Troubleshooting the Initial Connection Capturing Network Statistics Your analyzer can capture a wide range of network statistics to help findnetwork problems if they occur. This collection and recording is callednetwork statistic capturing. It ca...

LAN Interface Supplement 8-15 General Troubleshooting Subnets and Gateways Subnets and Gateways When you configure your analyzer as described in “Configuring the Analyzer” on page 1-8 , you should enter a value for Gateway IP Address and Subnet Mask if they are required with your LAN. Your networkad...

8-16 LAN Interface Supplement General Troubleshooting Subnets and Gateways Figure 8-3 Example of a LAN with Two Subnets In order for a host on Subnet 1 to communicate with a host on Subnet 2,there are two configuration parameters that must be set up correctly: • Gateway IP Address — the address of t...

LAN Interface Supplement 8-17 General Troubleshooting Subnets and Gateways Before Analyzer A tries to access Computer C, the analyzer looks at itssubnet mask setting, and uses this mask to determine if Computer C ison the same LAN subnet. If the analyzer determines from the subnet mask setting that ...

8-18 LAN Interface Supplement General Troubleshooting Solutions to Common Problems Solutions to Common Problems This section describes common problems you may encounter when usingthe analyzer on a LAN. It assumes you have been able to connect to theanalyzer in the past. If this is not so, refer to t...

LAN Interface Supplement 8-19 General Troubleshooting Solutions to Common Problems If you cannot telnet to the command parserport If you get a "connection refused" message • Try including the telnet port number (23) in the command. If you get a "connection timed out" or "no respo...

LAN Interface Supplement 9-5 Quick Reference The TELNET Command The TELNET Command Synopsis telnet [ host [ port ]] Description The telnet command is used to communicate with another host using the TELNET protocol. When telnet is invoked with host or port arguments, a connection is opened to host , ...

9-6 LAN Interface Supplement Quick Reference The FTP Command The FTP Command Synopsis ftp [-g] [-i] [-n] [-v] [server-host] [-B DataSocketBufferSize] Description The ftp command is used to transfer files using the File Transfer Protocol. ftp transfers files over a network connection between a local ...

9-8 LAN Interface Supplement Quick Reference The PING Command The PING Command Synopsis ping [ -r ] [ -v ] [ -o ] host [ packetsize ] [ count ] Description The ping command sends an echo request packet to the host once per second. Each echo response packet that is returned is listed on thescreen, al...

LAN Interface Supplement 9-9 Quick Reference Dynamic Data Disk Contents Dynamic Data Disk Contents Table 9-4 Contents of the Dynamic Data Disk File File Type Description readme.txt ASCII This file contains a brief description of each file in thisdirectory. state.sta binary This file contains the ana...

LAN Interface Supplement 9-11 Quick Reference Agilent Technologies Sales and Service Offices Agilent Technologies Sales and ServiceOffices Table 9-5 Sales and Service Offices UNITED STATES Instrument Support CenterAgilent Technologies, Inc.(800) 403-0801 EUROPEAN FIELD OPERATIONS HeadquartersAgilent...

9-12 LAN Interface Supplement Quick Reference Agilent Technologies Sales and Service Offices INTERCON FIELD OPERATIONS HeadquartersAgilent Technologies3495 Deer Creek Rd.Palo Alto, CA 94304-1316USA(650) 857-5027 JapanAgilent Technologies Japan,Ltd. MeasurementAssistance Center9-1, Takakura-Cho,Hachi...

Glossary - 2 LAN Interface Supplement Glossary Glossary 10Base-T A physical networkconnection that uses twisted-paircables with RJ-45 connectors. absolute pathname (Thespecification of a node (file ordirectory) in a hierchical filesystem relative to the rootdirectory (the topmost node)—It isthe full...

LAN Interface Supplement Glossary - 3 Glossary The client and server must share acommon protocol for client-servercommunication to occur. Ethernet A network that adheresto the IEEE 802.3 Local AreaNetwork standard. Ethernet address Ahexadecimal number which is usedto identify a machine on a network....

Glossary - 4 LAN Interface Supplement Glossary An IP address consists of a 32-bitvalue presented in decimal dotnotation: 4 octets (bytes) separatedby a dot. For example, the binary address10000000 00000111 0000111100000001 has the decimal dotnotation of 128.7.15.1 network administrator Similar to “s...

Index Index 1 Numerics 10Base-2 , 1-5 10Base-T , Glossary-2 87xxx IP Address key , 1-10 A absolute pathname , Glossary-2 access list, displaying , 1-14 Accessing the Analyzer’s Web Page , 2-3 , 2-4 address Ethernet , 1-9 gateway , 1-9 IP , 1-8 printer , 3-4 addresses, how to set , 1-8 analyzer confi...