Asante Technologies 35516 Trace Packet Routes, Test Connections with Ping Tests, Ping address

4.1.4 Trace Packet Routes

To discover the routes that packets will actually take when traveling to their destinations, use the following command in top mode.

Command	Purposes
tracert address	Trace packet routes through the network.

4.1.5 Test Connections with Ping Tests

The switch supports IP ping, which can be used to test connectivity to remote hosts, via their IP addresses. Ping sends an echo request packet to an address and “listens” for a reply. The ping request will receive one of the following responses:

•Normal response—The normal response occurs in 1 to 10 seconds, depending on network traffic

•Request timed out—There is no response, indicating a connection failure to the host, or the host has discarded the ping request

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, use this command to ping another device on the network from the switch:

Command	Purposes
ping address	Send an ICMP echo message to a designated host for testing
	connectivity.

4.1.6 Enable the System Log

The IC35516 can send syslog messages to manager servers. Syslog messages are collected by a standard UNIX or NT type syslog daemon.

Syslog enables the administrator to centrally log and analyze configuration events and system error messages such as interface status, security alerts, environmental conditions, and CPU process overloads.

To log messages, use the following command in global configuration mode.

Command	Purpose
logging address	IP address of the host to be used as a syslog server.
logging facility	Facility parameters for syslog messages.
logging trap	Set syslog server logging level.

4.1.7 Displaying the Operating Configuration

The configuration file may be displayed from the EXEC (enable) mode.

To see the current operating configuration, enter the following command at the enable prompt:

Router# show running-config

To see the configuration in NVRAM, enter the following command:

Router# show startup-config

If you made changes to the configuration, but did not yet write the changes to NVRAM, the results of the show running-config will differ from the results of the show startup-config command.

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