OpenBoot 2.x Command Reference Manual

Monitoring the Network

To monitor the network connection, type:


ok watch-net 
Internal Loopback test - succeeded
External Loopback test - succeeded
Looking for Ethernet packets.
'.' is a good packet. 'X' is a bad packet.
Type any key to stop
....................X.....X...............
ok 

The system monitors network traffic, displaying " ."each time it receives an error-free packet and "X" each time it receives a packet with an error that can be detected by the network hardware interface.


Note -

Not all OpenBoot 2.x systems include this test word.