6-28 Installationand Maintenance Volume
Octel 200/300 S.4.1 PB60019−01

Print LAN Status

Use the DCSTAT command to print the status for all digital networking channels, for only the LAN
channel specified, or for a range of digital networking channels specified. With the Coption, you can
continuously print the status for the digital networking channel number specified.
-To printthe status for all digital network channels, at the @ prompt, enter:
DCSTAT Enter
-To printthe status for only the digital network channel specified, at the @ prompt, enter:
DCSTAT x Enter
where xis the channel number.
-To printthe status for a range of digital network channels, at the @ prompt, enter
DCSTAT x y Enter
For this command, xis the first digital network channel number in a range, and yis the last digital
network channel number in the range.
-The Continuous option repeats the command until you press Escape . To print the status continuously
for the digital network channel specified, at the @ prompt, enter:
DCSTAT x C Enter
For this command, xis the digital network channel number and Cspecifies continuous print.
.Press Escape to interrupt this command.
The following is an example of the DCSTAT command display:
@DCSTAT
LCH01LCH02 LCH03 LCH04 LCH05 LCH06 LCH07 LCH08
IDLE IDLE SND IDLE IDLE IDLE CONN CONN
LCH09 LCH10 LCH03 LCH04 LCH05 LCH06 LCH07 LCH08
IDLE SND SND IDLE IDLE IDLE CONN IDLE
@

Low-Level Echo Test (CMD PING)

The CMD PING command does the lowest-level “echo” test from the LAN adapter on the local system to
the destination message server or computer. It verifies that all the basic requirements are met, such as:
-Both LAN adapters are present, up and running, and operating their network protocols.
-LAN end-to-end data transfer is possible across the digital network.
-The LAN IP addresses are correctly configured.
This is the best tool to use to identify whether there is end-to-end connectivity across the digital network
between two Octel 200/300 message servers. It is especially useful to verify that IP addresses are
correctly configured.