How To Check If I Can Reach Another Network Computer
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To check a connection to another computer in the network, just use the Ping
command in the shell window.
Just follow these instructions:
- Open a Windows shell window:
- Start -> Run...
- Type
cmd
in the text box and press Enter
- A new shell window will appear
- Type in the shell window:
ping <ipaddress>
and press Enter (Note: change <ipaddress> to the IP address of the remote computer) - If you get an Request timed out message there is most likely a firewall blocking the communication, or another network error that causes this error. Try first to solve these network problems, before searching errors in your developed Shared Phidgets application.