Black Box LRA001A-R2, LRS002A-R2, LRA005A-R2 197, Subcommands and parameters Ping servername

ASYNC ROUTER AR-P, AR-5, AND SYNC ROUTER REFERENCE MANUAL

of memory errors, and network usage statistics. These statistics are useful when troubleshooting problems.

-p—ipx—Display IPX protocol statistics, including running counter values such as total number of packets sent and received, number of bad packets received, time-outs, etc.

rip—Display RIP protocol statistics, including running counter values such as total number of packets sent and received, number of bad packets received, time-outs, etc.

sap—Display SAP protocol statistics, including running counter values such as total number of packets sent and received, number of bad packets received, time-outs, etc.

pburst—Display NetWare packet burst statistics. Detects and tracks packet burst errors. If any errors occur, the server name and user address are reported. This helps locate and reconfigure NetWare clients. Packet burst error messages display on the console four times daily maximally.

Statistics include running counter values such as total number of packets sent and received, number of bad packets received, timeouts, etc.

-s—Display summary IPX statistics.

3.10 ping

Send an IPX diagnostic packet to see if a remote Router, NetWare server, or NetWare client is operating properly.

Syntax

ping server_name ping router_name

ping network.node_address

ping -s{server_name router_name network.node_address} ping -s{server_name router_name network.node_address} count

Description

Use ping to send an IPX diagnostic packet to the destination you specify. If the destination responds to the diagnostic packet, then the round trip time displays in milliseconds. If the destination does not respond, then the message No response from destination_name displays on the console.

The server_name or router_name must appear in the Router’s SAP table. To see the list of available Routers and servers:

1.Enter sap from the ipx command prompt.

2.Enter ping destination_name as it appears in the Routers SAP list. The destination_name parameter is not case-sensitive.

Subcommands and parameters

ping server_name

server_name—The server name to which you wish to verify a connection. This name must appear in

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