Managing; Using The Tcpcon Utility - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

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Using the TCPCON Utility

Managing

This chapter describes the diagnostic utilities used to manage the Novell
TCP/IP software. These utilities enable you to manage, optimize, and
troubleshoot the product and its connections. The following topics are
discussed here:
"Using the TCPCON Utility" on page 89
"Viewing TCP/IP Configuration Information" on page 90
"Determining Whether a Remote TCP/IP Node Is Reachable" on page 91
"Monitoring Error Counters" on page 91
"Monitoring TCP/IP Information" on page 92
TCPCON is an NLM
information about the status of various components of the TCP/IP protocol
suite. TCPCON uses SNMP to access this information from any local or
remote system on the network. TCPCON operates over TCP/IP and IPX
networks.
To launch TCPCON, enter LOAD TCPCON at the system console prompt.
To monitor a remote system, select SNMP Access Configuration, change the
Transport Protocol option to TCP/IP, and set the Host option to the IP address
of the remote host you want to monitor. Press Esc to exit and save the options.
If details from that remote host are displayed, there is a bidirectional route
available.
utility that provides access to statistics and
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