Validating your configuration – Netopia 2200 User Manual

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About CONFIG Commands

When you are in step mode, the command line inter face prompts you to enter required and
optional settings. If a setting has a default value or a current setting, the command line
inter face displays the default value for the command in parentheses. If a command has a
limited number of acceptable values, those values are presented in brackets, with each
value separated by a ver tical line. For example, the following CLI step command indicates
that the default value is

off

and that valid entries are limited to

on

and

off

.

option (off) [on | off]: on

You can accept the default value for a field by pressing the Return key. To use a different
value, enter it and press Return.

You can enter the CONFIG step mode by entering

set

from the top node of the CONFIG hier-

archy. You can enter step mode for a par ticular ser vice by entering

set

service_name

.

In stepping set mode (press Control-X <Return/Enter> to exit. For example:

Netopia-3000/9437188 (top)>>

set system

...
system
name (“Netopia-3000/9437188”):

Mycroft

Diagnostic Level (High):

medium

Stepping mode ended.

Validating Your Configuration

You can use the

validate

CONFIG command to make sure that your configuration set-

tings have been entered correctly. If you use the

validate

command, the Netopia Gate-

way verifies that all required settings for all ser vices are present and that settings are
consistent.

Netopia-3000/9437188 (top)>>

validate

Error: Subnet mask is incorrect
Global Validation did not pass

inspection!

You can use the

validate

command to verify your configuration settings at any time.

Your Netopia Gateway automatically validates your configuration any time you save a modi-
fied configuration.

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