MESA 7i96S not connecting over ethernet

I am having an issue with connecting my 7i96s over ethernet to my laptop. I have powered up the card and plugged it in over ethernet. I have then tried to ping it, but it is unable to receive any data. Do I need to flash the mesa card first? If so how do I do this? When plugging in over ethernet the laptop shows that something is plugged in, bu it can't seem to connect.

Thanks for any help or advice

Issue has been solved by following this post: forum.linuxcnc.org/27-driver-boards/3559...ethernet-mesa-boards