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Chapter 16 Diagnosing Problems
Printing A Hex Dump
Figure 23. Hex Dump Sample
A hex code printout (or hex dump) is a translation of all hos t interface data to
its hexadecimal or symbolic equivalent. A hex dump li sts all ASCII character
data received from the host computer with their corresponding two-di git
hexadecimal codes. Hex dumps are used to troubleshoot pr inter data
reception problems.
Printable characters print as the assigned symbol; nonp rintable characters
are indicated by a period (.).
See Appendix C for hex-to-ASCII conversion. Table 23 sho ws the procedure
for printing a hex dump.