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Testing connectivity
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Testing connectivity
After you install the network cables, you can test network connectivity to other devices by pinging
those devices. You also can observe the LEDs related to network connection and perform trace
routes.
Pinging an IP address
To verify that a Brocade device can reach another device through the network, enter a command
such as the following at any level of the CLI on the Brocade device:
FastIron> ping 192.33.4.7
Syntax: ping <ip-addr> | <hostname> [source <ip-addr>] [count <num>] [timeout <msec>] [ttl
<num>] [size <byte>] [quiet] [numeric] [no-fragment] [verify] [data <1-to-4 byte hex>]
[brief]
NOTE
If you address the ping to the IP broadcast address, the device lists the first four responses to the
ping.
Observing LEDs
After you install the network cables, you can observe certain LEDs to determine if the network
connections are functioning properly.
Table 10 describes the LEDs related to network connections,
the desired state of each LED, possible abnormal states of each LED, and what to do if an LED
indicates an abnormal state.