Nortel Networks 40M2420 manual 1Description of Global Commands

	Alteon OS Command Reference
Table 3-1Description of Global Commands
Command	Action
revert	Remove pending configuration changes between “apply” commands. Use
	this command to remove any configuration changes made since last apply.
revert apply	Remove pending or applied configuration changes between “save” com-
	mands. Use this command to remove any configuration changes made since
	last save.
exit or quit	Exit from the command line interface and log out.
ping	Use this command to verify station-to-station connectivity across the net-
	work. The format is as follows:
	ping <host name><IP address> [tries (1-32)> [msec delay]]
	Where IP address is the hostname or IP address of the device, tries (optional)
	is the number of attempts (1-32), msec delay (optional) is the number of mil-
	liseconds between attempts. Configure the DNS parameters if specifying
	hostnames (see “Domain Name System Configuration” on page 295).
traceroute	Use this command to identify the route used for station-to-station connectiv-
	ity across the network. The format is as follows:
	traceroute <host name> <IP address> [<max-hops (1-32)>
	[msec delay]]
	Where IP address is the hostname or IP address of the target station, max-
	hops (optional) is the maximum distance to trace (1-16 devices), and delay
	(optional) is the number of milliseconds for wait for the response. As with
	ping, the DNS parameters must be configured if specifying hostnames.
pwd	Display the command path used to reach the current menu.
verbose n	Sets the level of information displayed on the screen:
	0 =Quiet: Nothing appears except errors—not even prompts.
	1 =Normal: Prompts and requested output are shown, but no menus.
	2 =Verbose: Everything is shown.
	When used without a value, the current setting is displayed.
telnet	This command is used to telnet out of the switch. The format is as follows:
	telnet <host name> <IP address> [port]
history	This command displays the most recent commands.
pushd	Save the current menu path, so you can jump back to it using popd.
popd	Go to the menu path and position previously saved by using pushd.
who	Displays a list of users that are logged on to the switch.
chpass_p	Configures the password for the primary TACACS+ server.

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