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 transmis-
sion 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 packets 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:
____________________________________________________________
| 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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