Connecting to LAN card via crossover cable

[ReefEnabler]

Hello,

I have both the PLM-LAN card as well as Profiux View II. In order to use the View II, I need to connect my PC via LAN so that I have the serial port available.

I got a crossover cable and tried connecting via TCP/IP, and so far no luck. I have tried using a manually assigned IP, auto IP, etc, and it always says it is Unable to connect, would you like to check the configuration?

Is it supported to use a crossover cable to plug the profilux directly into a PC, without using any router? Are there any configuration options I am missing?


lan is COM2 on my profilux. I have tried with "Router function" on and off, same result.

Am I doing something wrong?

 

[boboxx]

ok this is fairly easy to do....

- disconect the view and connect the serial port for a min so you can assign a static IP to the nic modual

- connect to the unit using rs323

- go into System > LAN > Configuration

- set IP to Static IP-address to 10.1.1.10

- hit the save

- disconnect the rs232, vonnect the view

- connect the crossover

- open up you nework config on your computer

- set a manual ip to you pc to 10.1.1.9, mask of 255.255.255.0 and a gateway of 10.1.1.1

- save nework config

- now create a new connection type

- set type to TCPIP

- remove the search automaticlly and set to 10.1.1.10

- save and voila! you should have a working connection :c)

 

[ReefEnabler]

thanks boboxx,

I tried everything you suggested and it is still unable to connect....


wonder if anything else could be wrong. I am using version 4.02....

 

[boboxx]

hmm really, I dont have a cross over here that I can try but it should work... can you ping the profilux from your pc?

 

[ReefEnabler]

I just pinged it and it timed out every time....

then I went through the same steps again, and now it says destination host unreachable....


Should I be able to configure this without the RS232? If I goto Extra-> Communications, it lets me specify the IP. It also asks for baud rate, is that important?

Also, are the DNS settings for the TCP/IP supposed to be blank? it doesn't let them be auto if I am specifying the IP...

thanks,
Ryan

 

[kidney514]

yes the baud rate should be 9600

 

[ReefEnabler]

ok its been at 9600......

my network connections manager reports that my network connection is unplugged. is there any settings necessary for DNS when using crossover? how do I verify that the gateway is correct? Right now my PC is 10.1.1.1.

 

[kidney514]

Bobbox suggested to put your pc @ 10.1.1.9 and put 10.1.1.1 as the gateway

 

[ReefEnabler]

yup got that as well. also tried using 192.168.0.9 and .10 for the profilux but I dont think the IP is the issue.

when I access the communication option on the profilux itself, it asks "router function: yes - no?"

But this option doesn't seem to be in profiluxcontrol. Does it matter? I've tried both ways and it's a nogo.

 

[kidney514]

Are you sure that you're cable is cross-over?

 

[ReefEnabler]

I special ordered it from the website pccables.com.... and it has the letters "X / O" on both ends.

it doesn't matter which ends goes to the profilux and which goes to the PC does it?

 

[kidney514]

Then you are doing something wrong, it's just a matter of finding what?
What os are you using? Windows Vista, or something else?

 

[ReefEnabler]

XP with SP2
this is an asus EEE laptop.

 

[ReefEnabler]

ok well I turned my profilux to the side a bit so I could see the back. I noticed the LAN card was blinking a red light in the back, so I grabbed the cord and tugged it around for a bit. it was definitely plugged in all the way, but after wiggling it around some, the green light came on and my PC connected.

I connected on profiluxcontrol, but then it went back down shortly after and I had to fiddle with it some more.

so good news is config issues are solved

could I have a crappy cable on hand? or could my Lan card be seated poorly inside the profilux?

thanks for the help thus far!