[ECOS] Unable to ping from redboot to PC

Gary Thomas gary@mlbassoc.com
Mon Nov 26 18:04:00 GMT 2007


Salvador Sancha wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I am using a Freescale i.Mx27ads development board, which contains an ARM9
> with redboot installed in it. I have configured a static IP address both in
> the board and my PC. I manage to ping from the PC to redboot, but when I try
> to do it the other way round a get 100% packet loss. I have all the
> firewalls disabled, an Ethereal confirms the PC receives a ping query and it
> returns a ping reply, but the board does not seem to receive it.

Is your PC on the same LAN as the ADS board (i.e. no router
between them)?

Try enabling network debugging on the device running RedBoot.
Using 'fconfig', set 'Network debug at boot time' to 'True'
reboot and try it again.  This will show you what packets
are going through the local network stack.

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