
Troubleshooting a Network Connection Problem
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Router Cannot Ping Endstation, but Can Ping Other Endstations on the Same Segment
If the router can ping other endstations successfully, but not the endstation in
question, and the endstation in question cannot ping other nodes on the network,
do the following:
1. Verify that the configuration of the endstation is correct.
2. Verify that the router’s ARP cache contains the endstation’s MAC
address.
Refer to the MIB object wfIpNetToMediaEntry to locate the ARP cache.
If the MAC address is incorrect, go to the endstation and try to ping the router.
The router should update its ARP cache with the correct MAC address. The
router’s ARP cache entries do not age out unless you enable the HOST/ARP
cache.
3. Look for an entry with alternating MAC addresses.
If an entry is alternating between one MAC address and another, two devices
on the network have duplicate IP addresses. Change the IP address of one of
the devices.
Endstation Cannot Ping the Remote Interface on the Router
Refer to one of the following sections:
•“Netw
ork Unreachable Message”
•“Host Did Not Respond Messa
ge”
Network Unreachable Message
Verify that the endstation’s configuration includes a default gateway.
If an endstation tries to send data to another IP address, it uses its own subnet
mask to determine whether the destination is on the same segment (that is, the
same network and subnet), or a remote segment (that is, a different network and/or
subnet).
If the destination address is on a remote segment, and the endstation’s
configuration includes a default gateway, it tries to route the packet via the
gateway. If the endstation’s configuration does not include a default gateway, it
displays a
network unreachable message.
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