Establishing an Active Route - Momentum 170ENT11001

Overview

The following information describes how to assign IP address parameters.

Establishing the Active Route

To set the default IP address using your PC, set up an active route from your PC. To do this with either Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP or Windows NT, use the following procedure.

Step	Action
1	Be sure the Momentum 170ENT11001 or Momentum 170ENT11000 module is running.
2	Obtain the default IP address of the adapter.
3	Open an MS-DOS Window.
4	Print the currently active routes by typing: C:>route PRINT
5	Add an active route by typing: C:\>route ADD 84.0.0.0 MASK 255.0.0.0 205.217.193.205 The result is that Windows 95/98/ NT will now talk to any address that starts with an 84 connects directly to a hub or switch directly accessible to your machine can be seen by the route/gateway specified
6	Confirm that there is a new entry in the active route table by typing: C:>route PRINT The following figure confirms that the new entry was added to the active route table.
7	Remove an active route by typing: C:\>route DELETE 84.0.0.0
8	Verify that a connection is made by typing: C:\>ping 84.0.0.2 The following figure shows that the connection is verified.

Specifying Address Parameters

Consult your system administrator to obtain a valid IP address and an appropriate gateway and a subnet mask, if required.