LAN Installation and Configuration 11-7
Octel 200/300 S.4.1PB60019−01
11.3 TESTING THE LAN

LAN Testing

After the Octel 200/300 is restarted the LAN card comes up.
To test whether the LAN is functional and is communicating with other message servers or network
resources, use the following commands:
-CMD PING
-LANSTAT

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.
To use the CMD PING command, at the @ prompt, enter
CMD x PING y Enter
where xis:
The slot number in which the LAN card is installed
and where yis:
The IP address of the device to which the test ethernet packet is sent
The CMD PING command sends a low-level ethernet packet to the address specified. The receiver
replies with a ping response packet. An example of a ping success follows.
@CMD LAN PING 157.156.53.3
LAN (Ethernet) Link: MM/DD/YYYY 12:48:20 (0179fc76:0179fc76) Rev 1.0.3
Current Time: 04/12/2000 15:15:25 @ Slot 10
LAN>PING 157.156.53.3: 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 157.156.53.3: icmp_sn=0. time=110ms
−−−−157.156.53.3 PING Statistics−−−−
1packets transmitted, 1packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 110/110/110
LAN>
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