Connectivity And Testing; Traceroute; Testing Connectivity; System Tools - Tut Systems SMS2000 User Manual

System Administration

Connectivity and Testing

Traceroute

To use a standard network application that tracks the path a packet follows to arrive at a
specified network destination, use this command:
This example shows how traceroute is used for internal network verification.
This example shows how traceroute is used to verify throughput of an external network
(with active DNS).

Testing Connectivity

The ping command is used to test connectivity with a remote computer. By using a host
name instead of an IP address, ping also verifies that your DNS server is working and
properly configured by doing a DNS lookup on the specified host name. The ping can be
interrupted by pressing CTRL+C.
To test connectivity with a remote computer, use this command:
For example, to test connectivity with a computer with an IP address of 123.2.2.2, type:

System Tools

Setting Specialized System Options

To set specialized system options, use the following command:
TUT Systems, Inc
sms2000% delete snmp-poll 192.168.254.211
traceroute {ip_address|hostname}
sms2000% traceroute 208.226.86.252
sms2000% traceroute apple.com
ping {ip_address | hostname}
ping 123.2.2.2
sms2000%
Some major Web sites do not allow pings for security reasons. However,
Note:
rtfm.mit.edu is a consistently stable site that allows remote pings.
system {checksig {on|off} | dhcparch {on|off} | linetest {on|off} | lprtest |
maxusers n | multicast {on|off} | nonvlandev {left|right} | tut | vlandev
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