Management Domain Features
3-3
8000-A2-GB21-30
April 1998
TraceRoute
The TraceRoute program is a TCP/IP diagnostic tool that allows you to learn the
path a packet takes from its local host to its remote host. If you are unable to ping
a device in a Hotwire network configuration, you may want to run TraceRoute to
identify the links (destinations up to 64 hops) between the DSL card and an RTU
as well as which device is not forwarding the ping message.
For more information, see Chapter 7,
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
, of the
Hotwire DSLAM for 8540 and 8546 DSL Cards User’s Guide
.
TFTP Client
The MCC card and DSL cards in the DSLAM provide client TFTP applications
that work with the firmware download and configuration upload or download
features. TFTP sessions are established between the MCC card or the DSL card
to a TFTP server accessible through the LAN interface. In the case of a firmware
download to an RTU, a TFTP session is established between the corresponding
DSL card and the TFTP server.
A recommended use for configuration transfers is to upload a DSL card
configuration to save (archive) the configuration set. Then, if necessary, you can
recover the configuration by downloading (restoring) the saved configuration.
You can also initiate configuration downloads from the SNMP manager to the
MCC and DSL cards. If the SNMP-initiated configuration download succeeds,
then the DSL card will reset after the completion of the configuration download
and a Configuration Change Notice (CCN) trap is sent. If the SNMP initiated
configuration download fails, a download failure trap is sent. These traps are sent
only if they have been configured on the SNMP Communities/Traps screen.
For more information, see Chapter 5,
DSL Card Configuration
and Appendix C,
Download Code and Apply Download
, of the
Hotwire DSLAM for 8540 and 8546
DSL Cards User’s Guide
.
Telnet
The Hotwire DSLAM system provides support for Telnet, which is a simple remote
terminal protocol that is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. With Telnet, a network
administrator can establish a virtual access connection to the Hotwire DSLAM
from a remote client to configure or monitor the Hotwire DSLAM. The user
interface presented for a Telnet session is the same as that used with the
DSLAM’s local serial port.
A Telnet connection from the Hotwire DSLAM to another Hotwire DSLAM or
remote server is also supported. This feature is supported from the Ethernet
(10BaseT) interface on the MCC card.
For more information, see Chapter 7,
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
, of the
Hotwire DSLAM for 8540 and 8546 DSL Cards User’s Guide
.
