Testing The Routes - Paradyne COMSPHERE 6800 Series Multiplexer Management And Configuration Manual

Testing the Routes

After you have completed the multiplexer configuration (using this manual) and installation and
have generated routing tables using the appropriate NMS commands, you can test the routes if you
suspect there is a problem. To test the 719 NETWORKER SDL, the 74x SDL NAP, and the routing
procedures, perform the following steps:
1. Access the multiplexer's internal menus using either the External Systems task from an
2. At the (Node 0) menus (y/n) prompt:
3. TYPE: the control mode of one of the nodes in the network using the format
4. Exit the Local/Remote menu and repeat Steps 1 and 2 until all nodes have been tested.
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NMS workstation or by connecting a terminal or PC to the multiplexer (refer to either the
Connecting an ASCII Terminal or the Connecting a PC section earlier in this chapter.
TYPE: y
PRESS: Enter
The following prompt appears:
destination? >
node number/0
PRESS: Enter
The system should respond with the Local/Remote menu for the specified node. If the
Local/Remote menu is not displayed for the node, check the data link, the SDL port on the
multiplexer, and the routing parameters.
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