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106 Agilent Connectivity Guide
5 Connecting Instruments to LAN
Searching for LAN instruments
If you don’t know the IP address or hostname for an instrument, select
the Search tab on the Add LAN Instruments screen (Figure 33). This
allows Connection Expert to search a range IP addresses and identify all
instruments in the range. This locates instruments on remote subnets.
NOTE
When specifying a range of IP addresses, Connection Expert pings each
address in the range. For each device that responds, Connection Expert
sends a VXI-11 port map request (using TCP protocol so that it is
passed through routers, etc.). Initially, Connection Expert displays all
devices that respond with a valid port number but then sends an inst0
request to each device. This narrows the list to only LAN instruments
that use the VXI-11.3 protocol. This search may take a few minutes.
The initial ping in the Search may be perceived by your IT department
as a security intrusion.
Figure 33 Add LAN instruments Search Dialog Screen