what port is your hyperterminal set up to use? surely not your ethernet port, since one uses hyperterminal for serial communications.
if you can ping from DOS to the router, then the ethernet segment is OK but your hyperterminal provides you only with a session to the router or switch. Greg - draw us a picture - what are you connected to with your hyperterminal session? -- www.chuckslongroad.info ""Greg Macaulay"" wrote in message news:200210312120.VAA22346@;groupstudy.com... > I do understand the basics -- but I'm not able to ping anything from > hyperterminal -- (1) the router, (2) the PC -- but I am able to ping the > router from DOS. > > My problem arose when I was unable to "copy flash tftp" I tried by process > of elimination to id the problem -- and it seemed to be hyperterminal. > > However, in the past few moments, someone else wrote to me and inquired > about my hub (10/100 or 100!) -- mine is 100 only. Thus, the routers (at > 10) would not communicate. I'm going to try and swap out the hub and see if > this helps. I'm not a 100% certain that this will fix the problem -- but > I'm going to try it and see. One never knows. > > Be back in a few . . . . > > Greg Macaulay > Oldest Human Being preparing for the CCIE Lab > Lifetime AARP member > Retired Attorney/Law Professor > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Harold Monroe [mailto:HMonroe@;DTCCORP.com] > > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 4:07 PM > > To: 'Greg Macaulay'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Problems w/Hyperterminal?? [7:56619] > > > > > > When you ping from the DOS prompt you are pinging from your > > computer to the > > router , when you ping in hyperterminal you are pinging from the router to > > your PC (or whatever other devices you have on your network). > > > > DOS Prompt (your PC) ---Ping--> router > > Hyperterminal (router) --- Ping ---> PC > > > > If this wasn't what you were referring to, in hyperterminal are > > you able to > > ping the router, if not something is wrong on the router setup? > > > > Are you able to ping the PC from hyperterminal (i.e. the router)? > > > > Are you able to ping the router from DOS? > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Greg Macaulay [mailto:gmac115@;cox.net] > > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 12:11 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Problems w/Hyperterminal?? [7:56619] > > > > Hi all -- > > > > I'm suffering thru a terrible newbies type problem and > > cannot seem to > > identify the error of my ways. I know it's something very > > basic -- and it > > brings back memories of high school geometry homework where > > I stared at > > objects for hours on end trying to understand!!! > > > > The thrust of my pitiful situation is: I cannot "ping" from > > hyperterminal -- > > altho' I can readily "ping" from a DOS prompt on the same > > PC. > > > > I have the parameters set properly 8-N-1-None -- and I have > > tried with the > > TFTP server setup on the same PC and on another in my home > > network (I have > > 10 pcs in my home network -- most old -- but they still > > work!). Neither > > works. > > > > Any suggestions. And please don't waste time flaming me -- > > I know I should > > be able to figure this out -- but even after researching the > > archives and > > CCO, I am no closer to a solution than I am to passing the > > LAB on the first > > try!!!!! > > > > So any and all helpful suggestions would be welcome. > > > > Thanks to all -- in advance!! > > Greg Macaulay > > Oldest Human Being preparing for the CCIE Lab > > Lifetime AARP member > > Retired Attorney/Law Professor > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=56633&t=56619 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
