Pinging a device by using the P line command

Use one of the following procedures to ping a device:

• Select an IP address displayed in the Ping IPAddr field of the PCONS view.
• Type a ping command on the COMMAND line.
• Issue the P line command from a Ping Information view.
• Issue the P line command from a Connections view.

To issue the P line command from a connections view

1. From the EZIP menu, select CONNECTIONS from the TCP/IP Activity section.

2. From the EZCONS menu, select one of the following types of connections from the CONNECTIONS section and press Enter:

   • All
   • Listen
   • Active
   • TCP
   • UDP
   • TN3270
   • ATTLS

   The selection panel displays a list of IP addresses. Selecting All displays the ALLCONS panel.

3. Type P in the CMD field beside the connection address that you want to ping.The Ping Connection pop-up is displayed.

   +------------------------------ Ping Connection ------------------------------+  
   |                                                                             |
   | Specify IP Address or Host Name                                             |
   |  IPAddress:         172.28.21.73                                            |  
   |  Host Name:                                                                 |
   |                                                                             |
   |  TCPIP Stack:                                                               |
   |  Ping Count:        3                 (1-32)                                |
   |  Length:            256               (8-65487)                             |
   |  Timeout:           10                (1-100 secs)                          |
   |                                                                             |
   |  Intfname:                                                                  |
   |  Source IP Address:                                                         |
   |                                                                             |
   | END to Add Ping Entry                                                       |
   | CANCEL to NOT Add Ping Entry                                                |
   | HELP to view related help                                                   |
   |                                                                             |
   |                                                                             |  
   |                                                                             |  
   |                                                                             |  
   |                                                                             |  
   | COMMAND ===>                                              SCROLL ===> CSR   |  
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+                                           

4. Edit the fields as needed and press F3:

   • Stack Name
   • Ping Count—the default is 1
   • Length—the default value is 256
   • Timeout—the default value is 10 seconds
   • Intfname (Interface name)
   • Source IP Address
     
     

   The PINGD view is displayed.

    ddmmmyyyy  ------------------------------------------------- BMC AMI Ops WINDOW INTERFACE (V7.0.00) --------
    CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>                                                                         
    >W1 =PINGD=============TCPIP====*========ddmmmyyyy==hh:mm:ss====MVIP=====D====1=============================
                                                                                                               
      Ping Information....                                                                                      
                                                                                                               
     Domain Name.......... am-mbauman-w1.bmc.com                                                                
     Ping IP Address...... 172.28.21.73                                                                         
     Ping Count...........          3                                                                           
     Ping Bufsize.........        256                                                                           
     Stack Name...........                                                                                      
     Timeout..............         10                                                                           
     Interface Name.......                                                                                      
     Source IP Address....                                                                                      
                                                                                                               
      Ping Response Times.                                                                                      
                                                                                                               
     Status............... Successful                                                                           
     Minimum Resp (ms)....      65.28                                                                           
     Maximum Resp (ms)....      66.95                                                                           
     Average Resp (ms)....      66.18                                                                           
     Std Deviation(ms)....       0.84                                                                           
                                                                                                               
     Ping Resp 1  (ms)....      66.31                                                                           
     Ping Resp 2  (ms)....      65.28                                                                           
     Ping Resp 3  (ms)....      66.95                                                                           
     Ping Resp 4  (ms)....                                                                                      
     Ping Resp 5  (ms)....                                                                                      
     Ping Resp 6  (ms)....                                                                                      
     Ping Resp 7  (ms)....                                                                                      
     Ping Resp 8  (ms)....                                                                                      
     Ping Resp 9  (ms)....                                                                                      
     Ping Resp 10 (ms)....                                                                                      
     Ping Resp 11 (ms)....                                                                                      
     Ping Resp 12 (ms)....