Guide to Network Connectivity: Performing a Successful PING Test

How to Test a Connection Using a PING Test

Testing Network Connectivity

How to Test a Connection Using a PING Test

To check a CNC machines connection, you will need to know the IP address of the machine in FactoryWiz by going to CONFIG > Machine. In this example the ip address is 192.168.0.1

  1. Open command line in windows
  2. Type in PING 192.168.0.1 and press the enter button
  3. Understanding the returned data:
    1. If you see Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=xx time=xms TTL=xx then your ping test was a success and there is a device there.
    2. If you Host Unreachable, then the machine is not connected. FAIL
    3. If you see a Reply from another IP address, then this is also a fail. FAIL



Things to check if your test fails:
  1. Is the network cable connected to the machine?
  2. Is the network good? Test with a laptop.
  3. Is the IP address and subnet set correctly in the machine?
  4. Is there a managed switch blocking the port for this machine?