PCI FDDI Administrator's Guide

Troubleshooting PCI FDDI
Diagnostics
Chapter 372
Diagnostics
Diagnostic Utility
Table 3-3 Diagnostic Utilities and HP-UX Administration Tools
LEDs Tests the hardware, firmware and functionality of
the card. These self-test diagnostics execute at
power-up or reset. In addition, you can check the
LEDs using SC-SC cables in a loopback
configuration.
fddipciadmin Displays information and statistics about the
interface card, driver and FDDI ring, the MAC
addresses of the neighbor nodes.
arp Maps a host’s IP address to its LAN MAC address.
dmesg Verifies status of the interface
ifconfig Verifies status of the interface.
ioscan Displays status and hardware connectivity
information.
lanadmin Displays status of the LAN interface. Reset the
card.
lanscan Displays LAN device configuration and status.
Shows the card’s physical path, instance number,
interface name/PPA, NMID, interface state &
station address and status.
linkloop Verifies LAN connectivity with link-level loopback
(TEST packet).
netstat Shows the status of the network.
nettl, netfmt Starts, stops and formats tracing/logging
ping Verifies remote IP connectivity.