TCP/IPv6 Configuration and Management Manual (G06.24+)

Manage the NonStop TCP/IPv6 Subsystem
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Monitoring the Network
Monitoring the Network
To monitor your network, use these management tools:
•
ping command
•
Tracer utility
•
Event Management System (EMS) Messages
Testing Access to Internet Network Hosts by
Using the Ping Command
The ping command accepts an IPv4 address, IPv6 address, or node name on the
command line. For information about using the PING command, see the TCP/IP
Applications and Utilities User Guide.
Displaying a Datagram’s Route to a Network Host by Using the
Tracer Utility
The Tracer Utility displays the path taken by IP packets on route to a network host. Use
the Tracer Utility to determine any problems that these packets might encounter. From
each gateway system along the path, the Tracer Utility tries to elicit an ICMP
TIME_EXCEEDED message. From the destination remote host, the Tracer Utility tries
to elicit an ICMP_PORT_UNREACHABLE message.
Running the Tracer Utility from a Terminal
You can use the Tracer Utility only if your user ID is SUPER.SUPER.
Output from the Tracer Utility appears on the screen of the terminal from which the
utility was launched. You can also choose to have the output logged to a file.
[run-option ]
specifies an operating system RUN command option. For a complete description of
all RUN options, see the TACL Reference Manual.
Note that the OUT option lets you send the output of a trace to a log file.
Note. Before using the ping and tracer utilities, set the transport provider name to the
appropriate TCP6SAM process by using the ADD DEFINE TCPIP^PROCESS^NAME
command.
TRACER [ / run-option ] [ , run-option... / ][ -d ]
[ -m max-ttl ][-n ][ -p port-num ] [ q nqueries ]
[ -r ][ -s src-addr ] [ -v ] [ -w wait-time ]
remote-host-name [ data-size ]