UNIX/390 Oping Dialog

The UNIX/390 Oping Dialog box enables you to ping a resource from UNIX/390.

Specify information in the following fields to ping a resource.

Host machine
In this required entry field, specify the host name or IP address of the resource to ping.

Note: If your DNS servers are working properly, a fully qualified IP address is not required.

If you have issued the ping command from UNIX/390 using this dialog box previously, this field contains your last entry. A drop down list, containing your last ten entries, is also available.

Number of bytes to send
This is an optional entry field specifying the number of bytes of the echo request. If you have specified a number in this field previously, this field contains your last entry. A drop down list, containing your last ten entries, is also available. Valid entries include any number between 8 and 65507. The default is 256.

Number of requests
This is an optional entry field specifying the number of echo requests. If you have specified a number in this field previously, this field contains your last entry. A drop down list, containing your last ten entries, is also available. Valid entries include any number between 1 and 999. The default is 1.

Note: This field cannot contain a 0 (zero), which tells UNIX/390 to ping continually.

Response time wait
This is an optional entry field specifying the number of seconds to wait for a response. If you have specified a number in this field previously, this field contains your last entry. A drop down list, containing your last ten entries, is also available. Valid entries include any number between 1 and 100. The default is 10.

NetView domain ID
In this entry field, specify the NetView that defines the UNIX/390 to which the ping request is to be sent. If you specified a NetView domain ID in this field previously, this field contains the last NetView domain ID you specified. A drop down list, containing your last ten entries, is also available.

Note: If this entry field is left blank, then the NetView domain ID of the machine to which your server is connected (the NetView that issued the NETCONV command) will be used.

TCP/IP to be used
This is an optional entry field specifying the TCP/IP name. If you have specified a TCP/IP name in this field previously, this field contains your last entry. A drop down list, containing your last ten entries, is also available.

Click one of the following buttons:

Send
Ping the resource, based on the information provided in the fields, and leave the dialog box open.

Send and Exit
Ping the resource, based on the information provided in the fields, and close the dialog box.

Show Console Log
Show the Console Log window to see the command responses.

Cancel
Cancel the request to ping and close the dialog box.

Help
View help for this dialog box.

Command responses to the ping query are listed in the Log Window of the NMC Topology Console.

This command is provided by the SNMP Service in UNIX/390.