SMS2000 Troubleshooting
Chapter 17 - SMS2000
Troubleshooting
SMS2000 Troubleshooting Procedures
Table
Table 17-3 SMS2000 Troubleshooting Procedures
Problem Area | Commands | What to Look for |
Network Connection: | ping router address | Look for any packets |
If communication problems |
| returned. |
show status ifconfig | Check for | |
exist between SMS2000 and |
| packets being sent or |
the outside world (through |
| received on eth0 |
the |
| (network port). |
cabling is correct between the | Verify that physical connectivity is | Look for green lights |
SMS2000 and the router. | good | on intermediate switch. |
Afterwards, diagnose the |
| Swap Ethernet cables |
physical layer, IP |
| with known good |
configuration, and routing |
| cable. |
tables. |
|
|
| ping external address | Verify that the routing |
|
| table in the router is |
|
| good |
| traceroute external address | Determine location of |
|
| the bad route |
Subscriber Connection: |
| When a subscriber PC |
If subscribers cannot get IP |
| is directly connected |
addresses or Web pages, first |
| via |
verify a physical connection |
| cable to the subscriber |
exists. |
| interface of the |
Can any other subscriber get |
| SMS2000, the front |
access? |
| panel LEDs will light |
Is the SMS2000 receiving |
| on the Subscriber side |
packets on the subscriber |
| of the LED panel. |
port? | Show status ifconfig | Check for |
|
| packets being sent or |
Verify that the physical |
| received on eth1 |
cabling is correct. Bypass the |
| (subscriber port). |
wiring system by attaching a | From the PC, type arp a | . See if there are any |
PC directly to the SMS2000 |
| entries in the ARP |
subscriber port (use |
| cache for the PC. There |
and seeing if it works |
| should be “35.x.x.x” if |
|
| physical connectivity is |
|
| good. |
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