osiping(8) CLIX osiping(8)
NAME
osiping - Tests ISO/OSI network operation
SYNOPSIS
osiping MAC_address [count] [size] [subnetwork]
FLAGS
MAC_address
MAC address of the remote network node.
count Optional number of test packets to be sent. If not specified, the
number defaults to 1.
size Size of each test packet. If not specified, the size defaults to
1024 bytes. This utility is designed for 802.3 (Ethernet) type
networks.
subnetwork
The port number of the MAC driver attached to the subnetwork over
which the test packet will be sent. The port number is specified
in the STREAMS configuration file.
DESCRIPTION
The osiping command sends LLC1 test packets to a remote node, receives and
compares the echoed response packets, and reports any discrepancies.
EXAMPLE
The following example shows how to start the osiping command, and
subsequent text describes the command output:
osiping 0702163200a4 20
20 test packets sent and received
NOTES
You can only use osiping over a single LAN.
DIAGNOSTICS
usage: osiping MAC-address [count] [length] [subnetwork]
Cause: the command line did not contain a MAC address, or it
contained too many arguments.
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Action: reenter the command line with proper arguments.
osiping: illegal test packet size
Cause: the value you entered for the size argument was out of the
permissible range for a MAC packet size.
Action: reenter the command line, and specify a packet size
between 1 and 1024.
osiping: invalid repeat count
Cause: you entered a repeat count less than zero.
Action: reenter the command line with a positive repeat count.
osiping: cannot get LLC device name
Cause: the LLC device name does not appear in the STREAMS
configuration file (osid.cfg).
Action: the most likely cause of this error is that the STREAMS
configuration file has been corrupted or inadvertently deleted. If
this is the case, you will have to restore the file from backup, or
reconfigure OSI/LAN.
dlc device open failed
Cause: the LLC1 driver is not accessible.
Action: reinstall the OSI/LAN software.
unrecognized LLC BIND ACK message
Cause: LLC1 has sent an unexpected message type.
Action: none.
osiping: could not bind to a LSAP
Cause: the LLC1 driver is too busy to handle the test request.
available.
Action: try again later when network traffic has decreased.
osiping: invalid length of node address
Cause: the MAC address contained the wrong number of characters.
Action: check the MAC address and reenter the corrected command
line. The address must contain either 12 characters (6 bytes) or
14 characters (7 bytes).
osiping: illegal hexadecimal character
Cause: a character that was not a valid hexadecimal digit was
specified in the MAC address.
Action: check the MAC address, and reenter the command line.
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These addresses must contain only the characters 0 - 9 and a - f
(or A - F).
RELATED INFORMATION
Intergraph ISO/OSI Administrator's Guide
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