Troubleshooting Terminal, Printer, and Serial Device Connections - Edition 5 (32022-90058)

TermDSM Commands
T[RACE]
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When you specify tracing on an X.25 card, you will also be prompted to enter a file name
for the trace file. You can specify the name of the file that will contain the trace
information by entering a valid MPE file name. If you want to use the default trace file
(X25TRACE.PUB.SYS), press return without specifying a file name.
T[RACE] X2[5] TRACEON
Turns on a trace for a particular VC on an X.25 card.
Security level: 2.
Syntax
TRACEON dtcnum,cardnum,traceoption
Parameters
dtcnum
Number of the DTC that contains the DTC/X.25 Network Access card
(SNP). This is the number TermDSM associates with this DTC.
cardnum
Number of the SNP card within the DTC. The cards are numbered
from zero beginning at the bottom of the DTC. (Note that SNP cards
may not be mounted in slot 0 or 1 for DTC 16, and slot 0 for DTC 48.)
traceoption
The trace option allows you to specify the type of information that you
want included in the trace. The options are 1, to trace VC information;
2, to trace level 2 information; or 3, to trace level 3 information. The
trace options are described separately on the following pages. Only one
trace can be active at a time.
Trace Option 1 Use trace option 1 to trace information about a specific VC. When this
trace option is entered, the following prompt is printed on the terminal:
(VC number)
vc #
(carriage return to exit) ?
Enter the number of the virtual circuit for which you want the trace recorded. There can
be up to 256 VCs on a DTC48 or DTC 72MX and up to 32 VCs on a DTC16.
You will then see the following prompt at the terminal:
(filter)
HDr Header only)
FUll (Full Packet)
(carriage return to exit) ?
Enter HDr if you want only header information (including TCP/IP headers) included in
the trace.
Enter FUll if you want full packet information included in the trace.
You will then be prompted to enter a trace file name, as follows:
(Filename)