Pinging an AppleTalk Node 9-11
Pinging an AppleTalk Node
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.
Viewing Appletalk
Statistics
You can view statistics specific to the following AppleTalk protocols:
■Datagram Delivery Protocol (DDP)
■Routing Table Maintenance Protocol (RTMP)
■Zone Information Protocol (ZIP)
■Name Binding Protocol (NBP)
Displaying DDP
Statistics
To display DDP statistics:
1From the Administration Console top-level menu, enter:
appletalk statistics ddp
2Enter the slot(s) of the EFSM(s) for which you want to view AppleTalk
statistics. Separate non-consecutive slots with commas (,). Enter a
consecutive series of slots using a dash (-).
Top-Level Menu
system
ethernet
fddi
tokenring
bridge
ip
ipx
➧appletalk
snmp
analyzer
script
logout
interface
route
aarp
zone
forwarding
checksum
➧ping
statistics
Top-Level Menu
system
ethernet
fddi
tokenring
bridge
ip
ipx
➧appletalk
snmp
analyzer
script
logout
interface
route
aarp
zone
forwarding
checksum
ping
➧statistics
➧ddp
rtmp
zip
nbp