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Using Operating Commands
303561-A Rev 00
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The console displays one of the following messages when you issue a ping
command:
•An
alive message: This message appears if the system receives a response
from the target device within the <timeout> allowed. A sample message
follows:
APPN ping: bay is alive
•A did not complete in the time allowed message: This message appears if
the node is alive but congested, the data transfer time exceeded the timeout, or
the directory search is not complete. A sample message follows:
APPN ping: ping of bay did not complete in the time allowed
•An unreachable message: This message appears if no route could be
calculated to the remote device or if the remote device does not support
APINGD. A sample message follows:
APPN ping: bay is unreachable
•An invalid name message: This message appears if the specified node name
or mode name is invalid. A sample message follows:
APPN ping: invalid name specified
•An APPN service is not running message: This message appears if the APPN
service is disabled on the router. A sample message follows:
APPN ping: APPN service is not running
Examples:
ping -appn raleigh
Pings the device at the APPN address
raleigh
and
waits up to 15 seconds (default) for a response. The
console displays one of the following messages:
APPN ping: raleigh is alive
APPN ping: raleigh is unreachable