You can view the system information of the node using System information menu.
System menu parameters
Field |
Description |
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ifconfig |
Displays the information about interfaces of the node. |
Routing Table |
Displays the information of IP routing of the node discovered automatically through OSPF protocol. |
ARP |
Displays the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP). ARP is the method for finding a link layer of the host (hardware) address when only the respective Internet Layer (IP) or some other Network Layer address is known. |
Ping |
Enables the user to know the reachability of any adjacent nodes by putting the IP address in the specified box. |
Trace route |
Displays the number of hops or distance to reach any other adjacent node in the network. |
Netstat |
Netstat (network statistics) is a command-line tool that displays network connections (both incoming and outgoing), routing tables, and a number of network interface statistics. |
Perform the steps given below to view the System information.
Routing Table parameters
Parameter |
Field |
Description |
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ifconfig |
Displays the interface table. |
|
Routing Table |
Destination |
Displays the destination IP of the node. |
Gateway |
Displays the IP address of the gateway node. |
|
Genmask |
Displays the subnet mask. |
|
Flags |
Unused |
|
Metric |
Unused |
|
Ref |
Unused |
|
Use |
Unused |
|
Iface |
Displays the type of interface. |
|
ARP |
Address |
Displays the host's link layer (hardware) address. |
HWtype |
Displays the hardware type. |
|
HWaddress |
Displays the hardware address. |
|
Flags |
Unused |
|
Mask |
Unused |
|
Ping |
Ping |
Enter the IP address. |
c |
Displays the number of packets to ping. |
|
s |
Displays the number of bytes (size) of the packet. |
|
start ping |
Click this button to start the search operation and fetch the Ping Statistics. |
|
Traceroute |
Trace |
Enter the IP address to trace and print a network path to the host. |
start trace |
Click this button to start the search operation and fetch the Trace Statistics. |
|
Netstat |
Proto |
Displays the type of protocol. |
Recv-Q |
Specifies the number of bytes which are not received. |
|
Send-Q |
Specifies the Number of Bytes not send to destination. |
|
Local Address |
Displays the local IP address. |
|
Foreign Address |
Displays the remote IP address. |
|
State |
Unused |
|
PID/Program name |
Displays the program name. |