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Chapter 6. Problem Determination

This section outlines some of the more commonly used tools that can help

you in diagnosing some common IBM Network Station errors.

6.1 Viewing the IBM Network Station Console Log

The IBM Network Station maintains a system log of almost every event that

has occurred on the Network Station. This system log can be very useful in

helping to diagnose configuration problems with your Network Station.

There are two methods to view the system log of the IBM Network Station.

You can use TELNET to gain access to the Network Station on port 5998 or

you can access the system log locally from the IBM Network Station.

6.1.1 Accessing the System Log Using TELNET

Complete the following steps to use TELNET to view a system log for an IBM

Network Station from a Windows 95 platform:

1. From the Windows 95 task bar, select

Start

, then select

Run

2. Type

TELNET

into the dialog box and press

Enter

Figure 121. Windows 95 RUN Dialog Box

To enhance the messages logged to the system console log, you can turn

on an extended diagnostics message by placing the following line in the

defaults.dft

file and restart the Network Station:

set file-extended-diagnostics = true

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