Serenade MAC address 1

[jfrancis1958]

OK, I'm stumped. Anyone know how to find the MAC address on a Lan card in the Serendade??

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

thanks.

Jeff Francis

 

[doktor]

I cannot remember the OCTEL command, but if you have a PC on the same network as the OCTEL LAN card, and the ip address of the LAN card, then try to ping the ip address of the OCTEL LAN card.
After this pinging from the PC's command prompt (MS-dos window), try to use the command "arp -a".
In the print out you will find the ip address and MAC address of the OCTEL LAN card.

///doktor

 

[doktor]

Normally there is a label on the printed circuit board (LAN board)telling the MAC address...
///doktor

 

[jfrancis1958]

Thanks.

This LAN card is in Switzerland and the office isn't IT staffed. They're attempting to diagnose from Corporate in Seattle... looks like i'll need to get them to get someone out there to take a look.

Interestingly, I can ping from Serenade to thier gateway but no further. They attempt to ping it from thier side but don't get a reply. They CAN ping another address in same subnet as Serenade though... curiouser and curiouser...

btw, the reason we're trying to find the MAC is so he can sniff the MAC when I ping from Serenade, that's HIS strategy.

 

[doktor]

Hi jfrancis1958

It has been some years since I worked with the LAN card, but I will check in my office on Friday (10 nowember).
I have in our test room one OCTEL 200 with a LAN card.
You will hear from me...
///doktor

 

[doktor]

Just an idea.
Ping is used to test the first 3 layers of the 7 layer OSI model. The command telnet tests all 7 layers.
So you try to "telnet" to the IP address you have on the LAN board. Sometimes you can ping but not telnet. If you can telnet to an ip address, the application should work just fine.
Still I will check my LAN card for the MAC label.
///doktor

 

[doktor]

I checked my ELAN card for the OCTEL 200.
No MAC address is written on any label, so you must try to ping or telnet the system.
In the OCTEL system use .l sys 234 to see the IP-address.
234 192.168.1.1 L/M LAN: GATEWAY IP ADDRESS

///doktor

 

[jon24422531]

You actually have to connect to the card. From the @ prompt type @con 6 (if slot 6 is where the card is) and from there there are commands to list the cards config, change the IP and do pings etc.

Jon

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[jfrancis1958]

Bingo,bango,bongo!!

Thanks so much Jon.

once in that section I can do a l cfg.

That displays the Ethernet address...

Now maybe they can find out where the blockage is.

You're the man.

Thanks to Doktor also for your help...

 

[doktor]

Hello again

I got my test system upgraded to S.2.0.2-2 and got the ELAN card enabled and installed in SLOT=6.
After this the MAC address was seen, using this command.
@con 06
Connecting to LAN in slot 6


LAN (Ethernet) Link: 01/31/1997 04:34:22 (01a3c260:01a3c260) Rev 2.0.6

Current Time: 11/20/1902 17:43:10 @ Slot 6

LAN>?
? BIC C CLEAR DMEM EXIT HELP
HOSTNAM LIST PING PTRACE SETL SETT SNMP
TIME
LAN>exit
Other usefull command are:

@LANSTAT

@LANSTAT
LAN STATUS: DOWN. SELF IP ADDRESS NOT CONFIGURED

DIGITAL NETWORKING STATUS: DOWN.

GWL STATUS: DOWN - GATEWAY LINK SYSTEM PARAMETER IS NOT ENABLED

(Need to program more on this!)

Ping command
CMD 06 PING 192.168.1.1


LAN (Ethernet) Link: 01/31/1997 04:34:22 (01a3c260:01a3c260) Rev 2.0.6

Current Time: 11/20/1902 17:54:50 @ Slot 6

LAN>icmp: bad socket call, s = ffffffff errno = 32

LAN>
@
Hope that this will help you on..
///doktor