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MassLynx does not communicate with the mass spectrometer- WKB47957

Article number: 47957

SYMPTOMS

  • MassLynx shows "Instrument not Present"
  • Instrument populates with IP address when using "Waters DHCP Server Configuration"
  • "Ping epc -t" shows host is unreachable

ENVIRONMENT

  • MassLynx
  • SQ Detector
  • SQ Detector 2
  • TQ Detector
  • Xevo TQ MS
  • Xevo TQD
  • Xevo TQ-GC
  • Xevo TQ-S
  • Xevo TQ-S micro
  • Xevo TQ-XS
  • Quattro Micro
  • Quattro Premier

CAUSE

"Hosts" file did not update the EPC's IP address.

FIX or WORKAROUND

  1. Open the file C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts using Notepad.
  2. Change the IP address  for the EPC to the IP address listed in Waters DHCP Server Configuration and save.

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3.  Restart MassLynx.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

id47957, A-SQ, A-SQ, MLYNX, MLYNXV41, QUATPREMXE, QUMICRO, QUPREMIER, SQD, SQD2, SUPMM, TQD, TQDIVD, XEVOG2XSQT, XEVOTQ, XEVOTQA, XEVOTQD, XEVOTQDIVD, XEVOTQIVD, XEVOTQS, XEVOTQSIVD, XEVOTQSMIC, XEVOTQXS, XEVTQSMIVD, XEVTQXSIVD

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