Pinging An Ip Station - 3Com LANPLEX 2500 EXTENDEDPLEX®2500 EXTENDED User Manual

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HAPTER DMINISTERING
RIP default mode
Top-Level Menu
system
interface
ethernet
route
fddi
arp
atm
atmArpServer
bridge
multicast
ip
udpHelper
ipx
routing
appletalk
icmpRouterDiscovery
snmp
rip
analyzer
ping
script
statistics
logout
Pinging an IP
Station
Top-Level Menu
system
interface
ethernet
route
fddi
arp
atm
atmArpServer
bridge
multicast
ip
udpHelper
ipx
routing
appletalk
icmpRouterDiscovery
snmp
rip
analyzer
ping
script
statistics
logout
IP R
OUTING
By default, RIP operates in passive mode.
To set the RIP operating mode:
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:
ip rip
2 Enter the RIP mode (
brackets, press [Return] at the prompt.
Example:
Select RIP mode (off,passive,active) [passive]:
Pinging uses the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo facility to
send an ICMP echo request packet to the IP station you specify. It then
waits for an ICMP echo reply packet. Possible responses from pinging:
Alive
No answer
Network is unreachable
A network is unreachable when there is no route to that network.
To ping an IP station:
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:
ip ping
2 Enter the IP address of the station you want to ping.
IP Address: 192.9.200.40
You may receive one of the following responses:
192.9.200.40 is alive
OR
no answer from 192.9.200.40
For a remote IP address, you can also receive the following response:
Network is unreachable
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active