Mesa 7i76E first try

You need to setup a static IP address on the host,
either via the GUI (net manager) or via the interfaces
file as suggested in the hm2_eth manual page:

man hm2_eth

A suggested static host address is 10.10.10.100
assuming the 7I76E is set for 10.10.10.10

Probably the simplest way to add internet connectivity is to
add a USB--> Ethernet or USB --> WIFI dongle to the host PC

tommylight wrote: Not sure how you're pinging anything as the attached info show a non functioning eth connection or one set as "shared to other computers" ????

Well....first of all, i'm totally ignorant about linux system,meaning i can't.... understand what linux tells me.
When i ping the 7i76e mean just open a command shell and input "ping 10.10.10.10",getting answers from the board; or i presume is the board answering.....
Tomorrow i'll made some other check,even following the Pcw's suggestion

Jocman wrote: When i ping the 7i76e mean just open a command shell and input "ping 10.10.10.10",getting answers from the board; or i presume is the

That is the only thing that matters, so as long as that works, everything else should work.
Step by step ....

I spent the full morning to make tries....

1) Fixed the problem with Network manager not showing the connections (by editing NetworkManager.conf Managed=True)
2) Now network manager shows me a connection (eth0), while the Mesa connection is available but grayed....
3) The command "ip a" shows me I'm connected with IP 169.etc.etc (?????)
4) Eventually, I decided to delete all the connections, and make a new one for the 7i76e
5) After rebooting the 7i76e, now the mesa is shown in network managed and (luckly) not grayed
6) The "ping" command on the IP 10.10.10.10 gives me answers (that should mean the 7i76e is connected and communicating)
7) Launched PncConf, but got again the Tes/Tune error......
Finished anyway the pncconf procedure and launched LinuxCNC, but got again the error on start....


About the PCW's suggestion, honestly I had a look to the HM2_ETH manual but didn't understand much....sorry

Start pncconf again, choose edit existing config, change the IP address as it is set to 192.168.1.121, it needs to be 10.10.10.10, save.
Start Linuxcnc.
Also the ping reply time is long, is the Mesa wired directly to the PC?

I didn't find where to change the ip in pncconf,but edited directly the hal file and changed the ip as told.
Now linuxcnc starts,but no X axis (by now is the only one wired) movement (i homed all the axis)
By jogging with the arrow keys no sign of life too (the virtual tool moves)

About the long ping reply time,the board is direct wired to my pc (no switch or similar)
I pinged again(20 packets),and got this min/avg/max/stddev values:
0.350/0.495/1.025/0.191