Brocade Communications Systems Brocade MLX Series and Brocade Netlron XMR 53-1002373-02 - Manual (Page 338)

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Testing network connectivity
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Testing network connectivity
After you cable the fiber-optic transceivers, you can test connectivity to other network devices by
pinging those devices. You also can perform traceroutes.
Pinging an IP address
To verify that the router can reach another device through the network, enter a command such as
the following at any level of the CLI.
Brocade> 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]
Beginning with version 03.6.00 of the Multi-Service IronWare software, the maximum allowable
size is 9170 bytes.
NOTE
If you send the ping to the IP broadcast address, the device lists the first four responses to the ping.
Tracing a route
To determine the path through which the router can reach another network device, enter a
command such as the following at any level of the CLI.
Brocade> traceroute 192.33.4.7
Syntax: traceroute <host-ip-addr> [maxttl <value>] [minttl <value>] [numeric] [timeout <value>]
[source-ip <ip addr>]
The CLI displays traceroute information for each hop on the route as soon as the information is
received. Traceroute requests display all responses to a given TTL. If there are multiple equal-cost
routes to the destination, the router displays up to three responses by default.