MAX can't find remote PC

[RealTimeBoompa]

I am trying to setup a Dell Dimension 2400 as a Real Time remote PC.  I have successfully created a USB boot thumb drive from MAX and used it to boot the target PC, reformat the C: drive, and successfully run the compatibility test.  When I boot the target PC from the thumb drive I get the following message:

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Boot from USB thumb drive:

LabView Real-Time Executive

Build...

MAX system identification...

Labview ......  Single core Kernel

Initializing network...

Device 1  MAC........       169.254.137.218 /16 (primary- auto)

System State: Safe Mode (User Directed)

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I have a x-over ethernet cable between the host and target PCs, and have the fiewall disabled in the host.  I have set the IP address of the host to 169.254.137.220 and the mask to 255.255.255.0.  When I run MAX on the host there are no remote devices found.  If I right-click NEW and enter find device at 169.254.137.218 I get an error message.

"Unable to initialize connector to remote system(s)".  I have tried to 'ping' 169.254.137.218 from the host PC and get no response. If I reset the network connection on the remote PC and re-boot using the thumb drive, the remote PC always initializes its IP address to 169.254.137.218 as above.  I never see 0.0.0.0 in MAX.  The remote PC hard drive is formatted, but no software is installed yet.  I can't install the real-time software until MAX finds the remote PC.

Any ideas on troubleshooting?

Thanks

[dwisti]

You need to be able to ping the target.  Why are you using a cross-over cable?

[RealTimeBoompa]

Thanks for the reply.  I am embarrassed to admit that the reason the Ethernet connection did not work is because I had added a PCI network card to the target and had disabled the built-in Ethernet port with the intent to connect the host to the target via the add-on PCI card in the target, but actually connected the host to the target's built-in port.  As soon as I realized that mistake and made the connections on the correct ports things started to work as NI states.

The reason for the cross-over cable is because I am connecting the host and target directly not through a router.  I was able to install the RT software from the host to the target and it seems to work correctly.  The remaining problem is that MAX can't find the PCI 6024E card in the target PC.  I have tested the card in the host and it worked, so I moved it to the target PC, but MAX can't find it.  Any ideas on why?

[dwisti]

Did you install the DAQmx drivers into the target?  I've never used a 6024E in my RT target but I'm pretty sure it uses DAQmx.

[RealTimeBoompa]

The DAQmx drivers are on the host PC.  How do I load them into the target PC?.  I loaded only the RT software onto the target PC.

[dwisti]

Add/Remove Software with MAX:

[RealTimeBoompa]

The misssing driver is probably the problem.  I will try fixing it when I get home from work. I really appreciate the help- thanks.

[RealTimeBoompa · Accepted solution]

The last problem was fixed by installing the device drivers on the target PC.  The only catch was that I had to first re-install all the device drivers on the host.  This was necessary because on the host I had first installed the drivers and then installed the RT module.  The correct order should have been to install the RT module first and then the drivers.  After re-installing the drivers I was able to load the drivers into the target PC and MAX found the remote PCI 6024E.

Thanks for suggestions and help