How to Check Connectivity

Use the ping command to verify that the connection is up or can be established. For example, consider the following simple round-trip test:

1. Become superuser.

2. Type:

   # ping elvis

   where elvis is the name of the PPP interface on the remote host. If the resulting display is

   elvis is alive

   then packets can be sent to and received from elvis. If not, a routing problem exists at some point between the local and remote hosts. For more information on ping, refer to "ping Command" and the ping(1M) man page.