NS3000/iX Operations and Maintenance Reference Manual (36922-90039)

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Using NETTOOL
Using the NETTOOL Tools
PING This option sends ICMP echo requests to remote
systems. On receiving the ICMP echo replies, the
program displays the number of packets sent and
received and the time that it took each packet to
complete the round trip.
You can specify the destination by name or by IP
address. If you specify by name, you can choose a single
node or a set of nodes by using wildcards (@, #, and ?).
If you specify by address, the ping will go to that
specific address. Enter the IP address as four positive
integers between 0 and 255 separated by periods or
blanks (for example, 15.123.44.98).
RANGEPING Use to send ping messages to a range of IP addresses.
The syntax is RANGEPING lowerip higherip. Enter the IP
address as four positive integers between 0 and 255
separated by periods (for example, 15.123.44.98). If
you do not enter the boundary IP addresses the
program will prompt for them.
GATEPING Use to send ping messages to each of the existing
gateways in the nodes routing table.
filters Select to see current filter settings for this menu. Also
displays the global settings (INFILE, OUTFILE,
messages flag, data flag, and menus flag).
number Use to specify the number of packets the program sends
for each request. The range is from 1 to 1,000,000. The
default is 5.
size Use to specify the size of the packets the program sends
for each request. The range is from 8 to 2,048 bytes.
The default is 64.
nodefilter Use to select multiple nodes to be acted on by
subsequent PING requests (@, #, and ? wildcards are
allowed).
ipfilter Use to select a remote IP address to be acted on by
subsequent PING requests. Enter the IP address as four
positive integers between 0 and 255 separated by
periods or blanks (for example, 15.123.44.98).
Standalone PING requires periods.
To Use QVALNS
The QVALNS tool allows you to test the Network Services in program
mode. To use this tool, perform the following steps.
1. Make sure the network transport and Network Services are running
on all nodes that are to be a part of this test.