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Using Operating Commands
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OSI Ping
When you issue the
ping
command for OSI, the router sends a Connectionless
Network Protocol (CLNP) echo request to the remote network service access
point (NSAP) address you specify. The remote device responds with a CLNP echo
response if it can be reached, and the console displays the response or the result of
the request.
Enter the following to ping a remote device running OSI:
ping -osi
<NSAP_address> [
-t
<timeout> ] [
-r
<repeat_count> ]
<NSAP_address> is the required NSAP address, in hexadecimal notation (0-9,
A-F) of the remote device. You do not need a leading 0x when entering the NSAP
address.
[
-t
<timeout> ] [
-r
<repeat_count> ] are optional. These parameters are as follows:
<timeout> is the number of seconds for each ping to time out. If the system
receives a response to a ping after it has timed out, the system does not send an
alive message to the console. The default is 5.
<repeat_count> is the number of ping messages to send. The system does not wait
for the timeout before sending the next ping. Enter a value from 0 to 10. The
default is 1.
The console displays one of the following messages when you issue a
ping -osi
command. If you enter a value other than 0 in the <repeat_count> argument, the
system displays one of the following messages for the default ping, plus one for
each additional ping:
•An
alive message: This message appears if the system receives a CLNP echo
response from the target device within the
<timeout> allowed. A sample
message follows:
OSI ping: 49000400000a12121200 is alive
•A does not respond message: This message appears if the NSAP address of
the target device is resolved, but the system does not receive a CLNP echo
response from the target device within the
<timeout> allowed. A sample
message follows:
OSI ping: 49000400000a12121200 does not respond