9-16 CHAPTER 9: ADMINISTERING APPLETALK ROUTING

Displaying NBP
Information
The NBP handles the translations between the numeric internet address and the alphanumeric entity names used by AppleTalk.To display NBP statistics:
1From the Administration Console top-level menu, enter:

appletalk statistics nbp

2Enter the slot(s) of the EFSM(s) for which you want to view NBP statistics. Separate non-consecutive slots with commas (,). Enter a consecutive series
of slots using a dash (-).
An example of summary statistics is shown below:

outReplies Number of ZIP replies sent

outExReplies Number of ZIP extended replies sent

outGniRequests Number of ZIP GetNetInfo packets sent

outGniReplies Number of ZIP GetNetInfo reply packets sent out of this port

outzoneInvs Number of times this entity has sent a ZIP GetNetInfo reply with the

zone invalid bit set in response to a GetNetInfo request with an

invalid zone name

outAddrInvs Number of times this entity had to broadcast a ZIP GetNetInfo reply

because the GetNetInfo request had an invalid address

Table 9-3 ZIP Statistics (continued)

Field Description
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
Slot 2 - DDP forwarding is enabled.
inLkupReqs inBcastReqs inFwdReqs inLkupReplies
3093 611 5951 0
inErrors
0