Using HP-UX VLANs (September 2004)

Troubleshooting
Diagnostic Flowcharts
Appendix A 63
Diagnostic Flowcharts
Table A-1 summarizes the types of network tests in the diagnostic
flowcharts. Follow the flowcharts in sequence beginning with Flowchart
1.
Table A-1 Flowchart Descriptions
Chart Type of Test Purpose
1 Link Level Tests Checks communications between link
levels. Verifies VLAN creation.
1a linkloop Test Verifies link-level address of remote
hosts.
1b lanscan,
lanadmin Tests
Verifies VLAN IDs and tests VLAN
creation.
2 Network Level
Tests
Validate ARP(1M) entries and remote
host availability. Check communication
between network layers on source and
target host.
2a ARP Test Verifies that an entry exists for the
remote host in your system's ARP cache.
2b ping Test Checks roundtrip communication
between Network Layers on the source
and target host.