Nortel Networks ALTEON OS BMD00007 - Manual (Page 51)

Alteon OS Command Reference
Menu Basics „ 51 BMD00007, November 2007
revert Remove pending configuration changes between “apply” commands. Use
this command to restore configuration parameters set since last apply.
revert apply Remove pending or applied configuration changes between “save” com-
mands. Use this command to remove any configuration changes made since
last save.
exit or quit Exit from the command line interface and log out.
ping Use this command to verify station-to-station connectivity across the net-
work. The format is as follows:
ping
<host name>|<IP address> [tries (1-32)> [msec delay]]
Where IP address is the hostname or IP address of the device, tries (optional)
is the number of attempts (1-32), msec delay (optional) is the number of mil-
liseconds between attempts. The DNS parameters must be configured if
specifying hostnames (see
“Domain Name System Configuration” on page
297 ).
traceroute Use this command to identify the route used for station-to-station connectiv-
ity across the network. The format is as follows:
traceroute <host name>| <IP address> [<max-hops (1-32)>
[msec delay]]
Where IP address is the hostname or IP address of the target station, max-
hops (optional) is the maximum distance to trace (1-16 devices), and delay
(optional) is the number of milliseconds for wait for the response. As with
ping
, the DNS parameters must be configured if specifying hostnames.
pwd Display the command path used to reach the current menu.
verbose n Sets the level of information displayed on the screen:
0
=Quiet: Nothing appears except errors—not even prompts.
1 =Normal: Prompts and requested output are shown, but no menus.
2 =Verbose: Everything is shown.
When used without a value, the current setting is displayed.
telnet This command is used to telnet out of the switch. The format is as follows:
telnet
<hostname>|<IP address> [port]
Where IP address is the hostname or IP address of the device.
history This command displays the most recent commands.
pushd Save the current menu path, so you can jump back to it using popd.
popd Go to the menu path and position previously saved by using pushd.
who Displays a list of users that are logged on to the switch.
chpass_p Configures the password for the primary TACACS+ server.
Table 3-1 Description of Global Commands
Command Action