Troubleshooting

Diagnostic Tests

Testing a Link

The router provides information on network links in the event log, statis- tics, routing tables, and the management information base.

In addition, the router provides three other specific link tests: Ping, AppleTalk Ping, and Telnet, described on the following pages. Note that you can use HP network management software to test the links (refer to the software’s help screens).

The procedures for using these tests require entering NCL commands at the console. For information about connecting a console to the router, refer to “Connect a Console”, page 1-18. For information about entering NCL commands, see “Using the Main Menu and NCL”, page 2-3; for details about the NCL commands, refer to the Operator’s Reference.

Tests from Other Devices

Use this procedure to find the station address (also called MAC, physical, or Ethernet address) of a port on this router for use in an IEEE 802.3 test from another network device.

1.At the NCL prompt, enter the following command: get cct.cct-name.mac_addr [Enter]

where:

cct-nameis the configured circuit name for the port. The default circuit names for the WAN port and the internal LAN port are “wan1” and “ether1”.

2. Note the resulting station address.

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