The PXS is shipped with a default static IP address of 192.168.250.250
with a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0.
If this address is part of your local subnet, you can use telnet
to configure the IP address. If the default IP address
is not in your local subnet, you can create a temporary route to the
PXS using the route command. In Windows, the command is:
route add 192.168.250.0 mask 255.255.255.0 <IP address of local machine>
This route will be lost on the next reboot. To make the route permanent, add
-p after route.
In Linux, the command is:
route add -net 192.168.250.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev eth0
To make the route permanent, add the following line to /etc/sysconfig/static-routes:
eth0 net 192.168.250.0 netmask 255.255.255.0
Once an IP address has been configured, the RedBoot prompt can be accessed
via TCP/IP using any telnet client, such as
HyperTerminal.
To setup a telnet connection, start HyperTerminal and
enter a connection name (e.g. PXS Telnet) in the Connection Description dialog:
Click the button. In the Connect To dialog,
select Connect using TCP/IP (Winsock) and enter the
IP address of the PXS in the Host address field:
Click the button. HyperTerminal immediately connects to the PXS and you should see the password prompt:
Before entering the password, select File/Properties from the menu and click the Settings tab of the Connection Properties dialog:
Press the button and select Send line ends with line feeds and Echo characters locally in the ASCII Setup dialog:
Close the 2 open dialogs to return to the main HyperTerminal screen.
If a password has been configured, enter it. Otherwise, just press <Enter>.
You should get banner and the RedBoot propmt:
