Installation and Initial Configuration Guide

Interface Tasks

Displaying the Status of An Interface

Question

How do I display the status of an interface?

Answer

1. To check the status of the interface, access the OPCON prompt (*). (See Accessing the OPCON Command Line Interface)

2. Type talk 5 and press Enter.

3. Type interface and press Enter to determine the interface number associated with the I/O port.

4. Type interface # and press Enter. The status of the interface, including error counts, will be displayed.

Displaying a List of Configured Interfaces

Question

How do I display a list of configured interfaces?

Answer

1. Access the OPCON prompt (*). (See Accessing the OPCON Command Line Interface)

2. Type talk 6 and press Enter to reach the Config> prompt. If the Config> prompt does not appear, press Enter again.

3. Type list dev and press Enter.

4. Press Ctrl-p to return to the OPCON (*) prompt.

Displaying the Operational State of the Interfaces

Question

How do I display the state of an interface (for example, up, down, disabled)?

Answer

1. Access the OPCON prompt (*). (See Accessing the OPCON Command Line Interface)

2. Type talk 5 and press Enter to reach the + (monitoring) prompt. If the + prompt does not appear, press Enter again.

3. Type configuration and press Enter.

4. Press Ctrl-p to return to the OPCON (*) prompt.

Verifying IP Connectivity

Question

How do I verify that a given IP address is accessible from the IBM 2212?

Answer

1. Access the command line interface (the * prompt).

2. Type talk 5 and press Enter twice to reach the + prompt.

3. Type protocol and press Enter.

4. Type ip and press Enter. The prompt changes to IP>.

5. Type ping IP address value and press Enter. Press Enter to stop the ping process.

6. Type exit at the IP> prompt and press Enter. The prompt changes to +.

7. Press Ctrl-p to return to the OPCON (*) prompt.