Step 7: Verify the LAN installation

Verify that the LAN connector’s Link LED is steadily on (this means the card and driver are installed successfully).

Obtain the PPA number and the station address of each card by using the lanscan command. The MAC address labelled on each card refers to LAN port A (the right port). Add 1 to obtain the MAC address for LAN port B, 2 for port C, 3 for port D.

To verify link-level connectivity with a remote system, enter:

$ linkloop -i PPA_number remote_station_address

	NOTE: When you use linkloop, ensure that the remote system is on the same subnet and is an HP-UX-based system.

To verify IP-level connectivity with a remote system, enter:

$ping Remote_IP_Address
and
netstat -in

When you use netstat -in, the output values Ipkts and Opkts should be incrementing.

Installation is complete when you have successfully run linkloop, ping, and netstat. To configure remote systems, see the Ethernet Support Guide available on the web at http://docs.hp.com. Do this step only if remote systems have not been previously configured.

Optionally, if you want to verify that the iether driver appears for each installed card, enter: ioscan -fknClan

The ioscan output for each port would look something like the following:

Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
lan 3 0/5/1/0/4/0 iether CLAIMED INTERFACE HP AB545-60001 PCI/PCI-X 1000Base-T 4-port 1000B-T Adapter

The last two digits of the hardware path (third column) reflect the path of each port.