how do I program the IP address for the GPIB/ENET100 remotely

[indydude]

I used to be able to use the IPASSIGN command on its predcessor, GPIB/ENET but the hardware does not seem to like this command

[johnyb777]

Hello,

The Getting Started with you GPIB-ENET/100 manual has information regarding programmatically setting of the IP address of the GPIB-ENET.

Here is the link to that manual:

http://digital.ni.com/manuals.nsf/websearch/FDBF3832D6A08B838625693C005BF27B?OpenDocument&node=132100_US

Also, why would you like to programmatically change the IP address of your GPIB interface? If you are going to be changing the address a lot, it is a good idea to install a DHCP server somewhere on your network instead of using static IP addresses.

Please let us know if you have further questions.

Anthony Bacak
National Instruments
Applications Engineering

[indydude]

The application calls for a static address. The system is a Solaris 7 Unix upgraded from a HP 10.20 Unix and had used a SBUS GPIB card attached to a SPARC 5V. There is legacy code involved and we had no choice in using new techniques. The solution was to use the GPIB/ENET100 device. One part of the legacy software "sets up" the older GPIB/ENET device through IPASSIGN and the same technique needs to be used for the newer GPIB/ENET100 as they are installed in the platform. My question rests not in using the utility supplied by NI (the users are not required to know UNIX) but a line command like IPASSIGN that can be used or a technique for using the utility inside the running application.

[johnyb777]

Hello again-

What version of the driver do you have? The current version of the driver that is needed for the GPIB-ENET/100 on Solaris 2 is 488.2 version 1.4. Please let us know if we can help you further.

Anthony Bacak
National Instruments
Applications Engineer

[indydude]

We are using version 1.4 I hope I have made myself clear is that device we want to reprogram the IP parameters is the ENET100 device. We cannot use IPASSIGN to accomplish this task. We are looking for another method. Thanks