February 2003
slideset 5 -12
Is
the Server Reachable?
nIf
the dig tests fail, its time to test the environment (machine, network)
uping <server
machine ip address>
nThis
tests basic network flow, common errors
uNetwork
interface not UP
uRouting
to machine not correct
nPinging
'locally' is useful, believe it or not
uConfirms
that the IP address is correctly configured