Technical data

Using Technician Interface Software
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•An invalid parameter specified message: This message appears if the
network or host address is all 0s, all Fs, or not a valid IPX address. A sample
message follows:
IPX ping: invalid parameter specified
•A resource error message: This message appears if the router cannot
allocate a buffer for the request because none are available. A sample message
follows:
IPX ping: resource error
Examples:
ping -ipx 0xAB12.0xCD1234
Pings the device at the IPX address
0xAB12.0xCD1234 and waits up to 5 seconds
(default) for a response. The console displays one of
the following messages:
IPX ping: 0xAB12.0xCD1234 is alive
IPX ping: 0xAB12.0xCD1234 does not respond
IPX ping: 0xAB12.0xCD1234 is unreachable
ping -ipx 0xAB12.0xCD1234
-t3 -r8
Pings the device at the IPX address
0xAB12.0xCD1234 eight successive times and waits
up to 3 seconds for a response to each ping. The
console displays one of the following for each ping
sent:
IPX ping: 0xAB12.0xCD1234 is alive
IPX ping: 0xAB12.0xCD1234 does not respond
IPX ping: 0xAB12.0xCD1234 is unreachable
The console also displays the following type of
message after reporting the progress of each ping:
IPX ping: 0xAB12.0xCD1234 responded to 8 out
of 8: 100% success