Diagnostic Utilities

Using Diagnostic Utilities

Using Diagnostic Utilities

This chapter describes how to use the X.25 diagnostic utilities.

The diagnostic utilities provided with your X.25 link are described briefly in the following table. Refer to Chapter 8, Troubleshooting, if you need help deciding which utility to use.

Table 5-1

Available Diagnostic Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utility

Description

Refer to:

 

 

 

 

 

x25check

Tests connectivity up to X.25

man page and

 

x25server

level 3 between the local and

this chapter for

 

 

remote nodes.

examples

 

 

 

 

 

x25stat

Provides X.25 and IP over X.25

man page and

 

 

status and configuration VC

this chapter for

 

 

statistics.

examples

 

 

 

 

 

x25mibstat

Uses X.25 MIB structure to

man page

 

 

provide statistical information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

netstat

Provides network statistics and

man page

 

 

information about network

 

 

 

connections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ping

IP-to-IP connections only. Tests

man page

 

 

connection to a remote host (to

 

 

 

IP level) and reports round-trip

 

 

 

communication time.

 

 

 

 

 

The following diagram shows the areas of the X.25 product covered by the diagnostic utilities. The X.21bis level is physically integrated in the interface card.

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