Nortel Networks 2600 Switch User Manual


 
Preface 13
Installing Hardware Options for the Contivity VPN Switch
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ping
<ip_address>
, you enter
ping 192.32.10.12
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dinfo
command.
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show ip
{alerts|routes}
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show ip {alerts|routes}
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show ip alerts
or
show ip routes
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show ip interface [-alerts]
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either
show ip interface
or
show ip interface -alerts
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ethernet/2/1
[<parameter> <value>]...
,
you enter
ethernet/2/1
and as many
parameter-value pairs as needed.