12-12 CHAPTER 12: ADMINISTERING APPLETALK® ROUTING

Configuring Checksum

Top-Level Menu

Checksum is a simple method used for detecting errors in the transmission of data. Checksum generation totals the bytes comprising the data and adds this sum to the end of the data packet. Checksum verification allows you to verify the integrity of the data that is routed. You can enable or disable checksum generation and verification states.

To enable or disable checksum generation/verification:

1 At the Administration Console’s top-level menu, enter:

system ethernet fddi atm bridge ip

ipx

appletalk snmp analyzer script logout

interface

 

appletalk checksum

route

 

 

aarp

2

Enter enable or disable at the checksum generation prompt.

zone

 

 

forwarding

 

 

checksum

3

Enter enable or disable at the checksum verification prompt.

ping

statistics

 

 

Pinging an AppleTalk Node

Top-Level Menu

system

 

interface

ethernet

fddi

route

atm

aarp

bridge

zone

ip

forwarding

ipx

checksum

appletalk ping

snmp statistics analyzer

script logout

The AppleTalk Echo Protocol (AEP) sends a datagram (an Echo Request) from one node to another, which causes the destination node to return or echo, the datagram (an Echo Reply) to the sender. This allows you to determine whether a node is accessible before any sessions are started.

To ping an AppleTalk node:

1At the Administration Console’s top-level menu, enter:

appletalk ping

You are prompted for a node address.

2Enter the address of the node you want to ping. If the node is accessible, you receive a response.

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3Com 2500 manual Configuring Checksum, Pinging an AppleTalk Node, You are prompted for a node address