Troubleshooting

Diagnostic Tools SummaryDiagnostic Tools Summary

Table 11-1 describes the most frequently used diagnostic tools, which are documented in the link installation manuals.

Table 11-1

Diagnostic Tools

 

 

 

 

Tool

Description

 

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

netstat

A nodal management command that returns

 

 

statistical information regarding your network.

 

 

 

 

landiag

A diagnostic program that tests LAN connections

 

 

between HP computers.

 

 

 

 

ping

A diagnostic program that verifies the physical

 

 

connection to a remote host and reports the round-trip

 

 

communication time between the local and remote

 

 

hosts. For more information, type man 1M ping at the

 

 

HP-UX prompt.

 

 

 

 

nettl

A utility that traces link-level traffic to and from a

 

 

node. HP recommends that you enable tracing only

 

 

when troubleshooting a problem unsolved by other

 

 

means. The nettl utility sends informational

 

 

messages regarding network activity to the system

 

 

console or to a file.

 

 

 

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