Troubleshooting

Diagnostic Tools Summary

 

 

Diagnostic Tools Summary

 

 

The most frequently used diagnostic tools are listed below. These tools

 

 

are documented in the link installation manuals.

Table 9-1

Diagnostic Tools

 

 

 

 

netstat

A nodal management command that returns statistical information

 

 

regarding your network.

 

 

 

 

landiag

A diagnostic program that tests LAN connections between HP 9000

 

 

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. (Type man 1M ping for more information.)

 

 

 

 

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. A utility that sends informational

 

 

messages regarding network activity to the system console or to a file.

 

 

 

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