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612 Agilent N8201A Performance Downconverter Synthetic Instrument Module, 250 kHz to 26.5 GHz
28 Programming Fundamentals
• Disable the use of cached copies of web pages to ensure that you always get a new
copy of the instrument’s screen image.
If all else fails
• Contact your network administrator.
• If you still cannot solve the problem, contact an Agilent Service Center for repair
information.
Pinging the Instrument from a Computer or Workstation
Verify the communications link between the computer and the instrument remote file
server using the ping utility.
From a UNIX workstation, type:
ping hostname 64 10
where 64 is the packet size, and 10 is the number of packets transmitted.
From a DOS or Windows environment, type:
ping hostname 10
where 10 is the number of echo requests.
Normal Response for UNIX
A normal response to the ping will be a total of 9, 10, or possibly 11 packets received with a
minimal average round-trip time. The minimal average will be different from network to
network. LAN traffic will cause the round-trip time to vary widely.
Because the number of packets received depends on your network traffic and integrity, the
normal number might be different for your network.
Normal Response for DOS or Windows
A normal response to the ping will be a total of 9, 10, or possibly 11 packets received if 10
echo requests were specified.
Because the number of packets received depends on your network traffic and integrity, the
normal number might be different for your network.
Error Messages
If error messages appear, then check the command syntax before continuing with the
troubleshooting. If the syntax is correct, then resolve the error messages using your
network documentation, or by consulting your network administrator.
No Response No packets received indicates no response from a ping.