Specifications

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Command Descriptions
TEST PORT
(secure)
Syntax
Description
This command (available to all users) tests a port on the access server. This
command causes the access server to send a stream of characters to the specified
port. Irregularities in the rotating ASCII pattern indicate possible problems with
the terminal or with the connection of the port to the access server. For more
information about this test, refer to the Cabletron Network Access Software Problem
Solving guide.
Keywords
PORT port-number
A privileged parameter that specifies the port to be tested (default: your own
port).
COUNT n
Specifies the number of test lines to be sent. (The range is 1 to 65535; the default is
23 lines.)
WIDTH n
Specifies the number of characters per line (range: 1 to 132; default: 80).
LOOPBACK
A privileged parameter that specifies that test data is looped back from an
external port loopback connector or from the internal port hardware (default: no
loopback).
Restrictions
• If you are testing a port that is not logged in, you must set AUTOBAUD
DISABLED for that port.
• You cannot specify LOOPBACK from the port you are testing; you must enter
the TEST PORT n LOOPBACK command from another port.
• Only privileged users can specify the LOOPBACK parameter and can test a
port other than their own. For more information, refer to the port-number
parameter.