Installation

Phase 4: Initialize and Verify the Router

 

 

Examine the Bridging and Routing Tables

 

 

Use the NCL Rget commands to verify that the bridging and/or routing

 

 

tables represent the expected network topology. Note that Rget

 

 

commands are SNMP-based. IP routing or IP host-only service must be

 

 

enabled to use the Rget commands.

 

 

 

 

N o t e

 

You can use the Quick Configuration utility to activate host-only service.

 

 

Most HP router models have all of the Rget commands listed here.

 

 

However, not all commands are available on every router.

 

 

(This section provides an overview of the Rget commands. For more

 

 

information on these commands, refer to the Operator’s Reference.)

 

 

 

RGETB: Use the Rgetb command to display the bridge forwarding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and filtering table for this node. Verify that the bridging service is

 

 

 

learning addresses. Verify proper configuration of source or

 

 

 

destination address filters.

 

 

 

RGETR: Use the Rgetr command to display the IP routing table for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this node. Verify that entries exist for all IP subnetworks represented

 

 

 

in the network map. Check the next-hop entries to determine the

 

 

 

route that IP packets will take to each destination subnet. Verify the

 

 

 

number of hops to these subnets; a very large hop count may

 

 

 

indicate that the route is invalid (type field I).

 

 

 

RGETIR: Use the Rgetir command to display the IPX routing table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for this node. Verify that entries exist for all IPX networks

 

 

 

represented in the network map. Check the next-hop entries to

 

 

 

determine the route XNS packets will take to each destination

 

 

 

network. Verify the number of hops to these networks; a very large

 

 

 

hop count may indicate that the route is invalid (type field I).

 

 

 

RGETIS: Use the Rgetis command to display the IPX server table for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this node. Using your IPX network map, verify that the router has

 

 

 

learned about all IPX servers. Note that if IPX SAP filters are being

 

 

 

used in the network, your router may be restricted from learning

 

 

 

about some servers. Also note that HP devices may be listed in the

 

 

 

SAP table (used by HP OpenView network management during

 

 

 

autodiscovery).

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