HP-UX Reference (11i v1 05/09) - 1M System Administration Commands A-M (vol 3)

linkloop(1M) linkloop(1M)

frames with data error

Received frame does not match transmitted frame.

frames with header error

Number of frames received containing unexpected frame header information. Either the source

address does not match the remote address, the destination address does not match the local address,

or the control ﬁeld is not the TEST frame control ﬁeld. These frames are ignored.

linkloop con-

tinues to try to receive the reply frame until the

read operation times out.

reads that timed out

Count of how many read operations timed out before the reply was received.

DIAGNOSTICS

illegal count parameter

The count speciﬁed in the

-n option is a negative integer, or the number speciﬁed is too large for the

local computer.

illegal timeout parameter

The timeout speciﬁed in the -t option is a negative integer, or the value speciﬁed multiplied by 1000

is too large for the local computer.

illegal size parameter

The size speciﬁed in the -s option is not in the range from 0 to the maximum link data size.

Remember that the maximum link data size can vary in value for different LAN connection types.

The current MTU can be obtained with the linkloop command.

No valid interface associated with PPA

The PPA speciﬁed in the -i option is not a valid PPA.

Unable to open device file /dev/dlpi

Device ﬁle /dev/dlpi does not exist.

invalid rif parameter

The rif value in the -r option is invalid.

rif parameter too long

The number of bytes in rif in the -r option exceeded 16, which is the maximum allowed.

rif parameter length must be even

The number of bytes in rif in the -r option is odd. The number of bytes must be even.

AUTHOR

linkloop was developed by HP.