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Chapter 5 Installing and Removing a Shared Port Adapter
Checking the Installation
To configure the new interface, use
Cisco xxxx Series Router SIP and SPA Software Configuration
Guide
.
Using the ping Command to Verify Network Connectivity
This section provides brief descriptions of the
ping
command. The
ping
command allows you to verify
that a SPA port is functioning properly and to check the path between a specific port and connected
devices at various locations on the network. After you verify that the system and the SIP have booted
successfully and are operational, you can use this command to verify the status of the SPA ports. Refer
to the publications listed in the
“Related Documentation” section on page xii
for detailed command
descriptions and examples.
The
ping
command sends an echo request out to a remote device at an IP address that you specify. After
sending a series of signals, the command waits a specified time for the remote device to echo the signals.
Each returned signal is displayed as an exclamation point (!) on the console terminal; each signal that is
not returned before the specified timeout is displayed as a period (.). A series of exclamation points
(!!!!!) indicates a good connection; a series of periods (.....) or the messages [timed out] or [failed]
indicate that the connection failed.
Following is an example of a successful
ping
command to a remote server with the IP address 10.1.1.60:
Router#
ping 10.1.1.60 <Return>
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echoes to 10.1.1.60, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/15/64 ms
Router#
If the connection fails, verify that you have the correct IP address for the server and that the server is
active (powered on), and repeat the
ping
command.
