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System Administration Commands                      llc2_loop(1M)



NAME
     llc2_loop - loopback diagnostics to test the driver, adapter
     and network.

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/lib/llc2/llc2_loop2 [-v] ppa


     /usr/lib/llc2/llc2_loop3 ppa sap frames


     /usr/lib/llc2/llc2_loop3 ppa type frames


     /usr/lib/llc2/llc2_loop4 [-v] ppa


DESCRIPTION
  Loop 2
     The loop2 test sends a NULL XID frame to the broadcast  (all
     1's) destination MAC address. The source SAP (Service Access
     Point) value used is 0x04 (SNA's SAP).  Therefore, if SNA is
     running  on the system, the loop2 test will fail. The desti-
     nation SAP value is the  NULL SAP (0x00).  This  test  finds
     out  who is listening and can receive frames sent out from a
     node. The verbose (-v) option displays the  MAC  address  of
     responding   nodes.  All  possible  responders  may  not  be
     displayed, since the loop2 test only waits for responses for
     2  seconds,  but  during  this  time  50-200  nodes  may  be
     displayed. The most likely error is:

            Unexpected DLPI primitive x, expected y.




     where x = 5 and y = 6.  From   /usr/include/sys/dlpi.h,  the
     expected  return  value from one of the DLPI primitives is 6
     (DL_OK_ACK), but instead a 5  (DL_ERROR_ACK)  was  received.
     This can occur for two reasons:

         o    The loop2 command was issued to a non-existent  PPA
              (Physical Point of Attachment).

         o    The SAP (0x04) is already in use (for example,  the
              SNA subsystem is up).

  Loop 3
     The loop3 test sends 1,495 byte Unnumbered Information  (UI)
     frames  to  the NULL (all 0's) destination MAC address. This
     should be used along with data capture either on  the  local
     node  or  another  node  on  the  same  LAN  to  verify  the



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     transmission of data. The ppa argument specifies the adapter
     on  which to run the test. The  ppa is the relative physical
     position of the adapter and may  be ascertained  by  viewing
     the  adapter  configuration  (see llc2_config(1)). For Token
     Ring or Ethernet, specify an even sap value from  2  through
     254,  or,  for  Ethernet  only,  any  type  value  from 1519
     (0x05ef) through 65535 (0xffff). It is  advised  to  pick  a
     value that is easily recognized when the data capture output
     is viewed. frames is the decimal number of 1,495 bytes pack-
     ets  to  transmit. The test will only display a message if a
     failure occurs.

  Loop 4
     The  loop4 test sends a TEST frame (no information field) to
     the  broadcast (all 1's) destination MAC address. The source
     SAP value used is 0x04 (SNA's SAP).  Therefore,  if  SNA  is
     running on the system, the  loop4 test will fail. The desti-
     nation SAP value is the NULL SAP (0x00).   This  test  finds
     out  who is listening and can receive frames sent out from a
     node. The verbose (-v) option displays the  MAC  address  of
     responding   nodes.  All  possible  responders  may  not  be
     displayed since the loop4 test only waits for responses  for
     2  seconds,  but  during  this  time  50-200  nodes  may  be
     displayed. The  loop4 test displays information  similar  to
     the  following  example  if  other  nodes  are listening and
     respond (verbose mode):

       -Attaching
           -Binding
           -Sending TEST
           -Responders
              1-0000c0c12449
              2-08000e142990
              3-08000e142a51
              4-0000c0450044
              5-0000c0199e46
           -Unbinding
       -Detaching
       5 nodes responding




     The errors displayed are the same as for loop2.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:







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     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWllc                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     llc2_config(1), llc2(4), attributes(5), llc2(7D)

NOTES
     For information about how to start the service, see llc2(7D)











































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