STEP 1 This step is performed using default or normal settings

STEP 2 This step is simulated by changing either front or rear port IP address according to the other ports IP address

STEP 1 Ping STEP 2 Ping

S.No Port Comments
IED address PC IP Address response IED address PC IP Address response
IP 172.16.100.1 172.16.100.10 IP 172.16.100.1 172.16.100.10 Front port IP address is kept in
Rear port Yes Yes
Subnet 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 Subnet 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 same subnet as rear port.
1 When we try to ping rear port it
IP 10.1.150.3 10.1.150.1 IP 172.16.100.2 172.16.100.10
Front port Yes No reponds but front port doesn’t
Subnet 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 Subnet 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
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IP 172.16.100.1 172.16.100.10 IP 10.1.150.2 10.1.150.1 Rear port IP address is kept in
Rear port Yes No
Subnet 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 Subnet 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 same subnet as front port.
2 When we try to ping front port it
IP 10.1.150.3 10.1.150.1 IP 10.1.150.3 10.1.150.1
Front port Yes Yes reponds but rear port doesn’t
Subnet 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 Subnet 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
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IP 172.16.100.1 172.16.100.10 IP 172.16.100.1 172.16.100.10 Front port IP address is kept same
Rear port Yes Yes
Subnet 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 Subnet 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 as rear port IP address.
3 When we try to ping rear port it
IP 10.1.150.3 10.1.150.1 IP 172.16.100.1 172.16.100.10
Front port Yes No reponds but front port doesn’t
Subnet 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 Subnet 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
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IP 172.16.100.1 172.16.100.10 IP 10.1.150.3 10.1.150.1 Rear port IP address is kept same
Rear port Yes No
Subnet 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 Subnet 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 as front port IP address.
4 When we try to ping front port it
IP 10.1.150.3 10.1.150.1 IP 10.1.150.3 10.1.150.1
Front port Yes Yes reponds but rear port doesn’t
Subnet 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 Subnet 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
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