Adressing by name

Name resolution requirements:

Enabling DHCP: Set DIP switch 10 to ON (DHCP and DNS server available)
Name setting via KS2000 on the BC/BK9000

The default setting for a BC9000 name is BC9000-4, for example. The number following the hyphen, in this case 4, originates from the address selection switches 1 to 8 of the BC9000. The name can also be set with the KS2000 configuration software. The maximum length is 18 characters.

Adressing by name 1: — Adressing by name

Once the IP address was allocated by the DHCP server, the Bus Coupler can be addressed by name.

C:>ping BC9000-4

Addressing via the system manager

In the System Manager an Ethernet Coupler can be found by searching for GetHostByName. The DNS server is queried first. If no DNS server is present, or if the DNS server does not recognize the Bus Coupler, the coupler is queried via NetBIOs. If the name of the coupler does not match the default name, the coupler responds with its IP address^*.

For name allocation via NetBIOs, the coupler can be addressed and allocated a name via the KS2000 configuration software (see table 100).

^*)From firmware version B8 (BK9000) or firmware version BA (BC9000).