Chapter 3 Getting Information About the Network

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Verifying Software Versions

To Verify Version of Data Communications Software
To Verify Version of Network Transport Software
To Verify Version of Network Services Software

Displaying Configuration Information

To Display Local Configuration
To Display Link Configuration Information
To Display Network Directory Configuration

Displaying Status Information

To Display Link Status
To Display Network Transport Status
To Display Network Services

Displaying Network Performance Information

To Monitor Round Trip Response Time
To Monitor Resource Usage
To Measure Network Performance

Displaying Connection Information

To Run PING from the Command Line

Displaying X.25 Information

To Verify X.25 Connections
To Monitor X.25 Status

Logging and Tracing

The Logging Facility
The Tracing Facility
To Format Log and Trace Files
To Format X.25 Log Files

A great deal of information about the network and network connections is available to you through use of various commands and tools provided by the network. This chapter describes the various types of information that you might need access to, describes the tools available for displaying the information, and provides step-by-step instructions for obtaining information where appropriate.

This chapter includes instructions for displaying the following types of information:

Software version numbers.
Information about network configuration.
Status information about link activity, network connections, and Network Services.
Network performance information (from monitoring network operations).

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