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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Mail Gateway to X.400, version 3.0
SUMMARY
You can use the TP4 utilities (PING, TTXT.EXE, and TRXT.EXE) to test a
network connection before you install Microsoft Mail Gateway to X.400.
MORE INFORMATION
Notes:
- The Mail Gateway to X.400 provides a TP4 transport or connectionless
protocol (CLNP).
- The TP4/CLNP protocol also includes diagnostic utilities: PING,
TTXT.EXE, and TRXT.EXE.
PING
The PING utility tests the DLI/protocol driver interface at the data link
level, verifying data link layer connectivity. The PING utility operates as
a loopback test between the local network workstation that will be running
the X.400 gateway MTA (X400GATE.EXE) and a remote network workstation,
often the receiving MTA running TP4 protocol.
- Install the Microsoft Mail TP4/CLNP Drivers and Utilities disk on
the hard drive of the gateway computer and modify PROTOCOL.INI,
CONFIG.SYS, and AUTOEXEC.BAT as documented in Chapter 2 of the Microsoft
Mail Gateway to X.400 "Administrator's Guide," pages 25-31.
- From the C:\TP4\DIAG directory, created by the Microsoft Mail TP4/CLNP
Drivers and Utilities disk, type:
ping MAC-address [count] [length] [subnetwork] [-u driver]
The MAC-address is a 12 digit hexadecimal value of the receiving network
workstation. If the MAC-address is unknown, have the remote user
determine MAC-address from Microsoft Diagnostic Utility (MSD.EXE)
under Networks or from the C:\TP4\UTIL\GETMAC.EXE utility.
For more information on the use of the GETMAC.EXE utility, see page 40
of Microsoft Mail Gateway to X.400 TP4/CLNP "Administrator's Reference."
NOTE: If the receiving network workstation is on another subnetwork
make sure to include the subnetwork value that specifies the number of
the adapter connected to the subnetwork where the remote system resides.
- With the command line of PING 00AA00342C79 1000, a successful returning
result will be:
1000 test packet sent and received
TTXT and TRXT
- Install the Microsoft Mail TP4/CLNP Drivers and Utilities disk on
hard drive of the gateway computer and modify PROTOCOL.INI, CONFIG.SYS,
and AUTOEXEC.BAT as documented in Chapter 2 of the Microsoft Mail
Gateway to X.400 "Administrator's Guide," pages 25-31.
- Go to the computer designated as the receiver. To determine the
receivers NSAP, type GETNSAP from C:\TP4\UTIL directory.
If no NSAP is displayed, use SETNSAP as documented on page 52 of
Microsoft Mail Gateway to X.400 TP4/CLNP "Administrator's Reference."
- Type TRXT from the C:\TP4\DIAG directory.
- Move to the computer designated as the transmitter.
- Type TTXT -N rx_nsap -c 3 from the C:\TP4\DIAG directory.
Replace rx_nsap with the value for the receiver NSAP determined in
step 2.
- When you have typed the ttxt command line, one or more transport
connection establishment messages appear on each system. For example,
the transmitter station displays:
00:00:00: STC00 established
00:00:00: STC01 established
00:00:00: STC02 established
The receiver station displays similar messages:
00:00:01: RTC00 established
00:00:01: RTC01 established
00:00:01: RTC02 established
During the trxt and ttxt testing, both computers periodically display
throughput messages, unless quiet mode was specified. If the default value
was used for reporting the interval, messages such as the following will be
displayed at the transmitter station after 30 seconds:
00:00:30: STC000 179.92 KB/sec 11.3 TSDU/sec 88 ms/TSDU
00:00:30: STC001 179.92 KB/sec 11.3 TSDU/sec 88 ms/TSDU
00:00:30: STC002 179.92 KB/sec 11.3 TSDU/sec 88 ms/TSDU
00:00:30: TOTAL3 CON 538.69 KB/sec 33.9 TSDU/sec 29 ms/TSDU
Similar messages will also be displayed at the receiver station after 30
seconds:
00:00:30: RTC000 176.21 KB/sec 11.1 TSDU/sec 90 ms/TSDU
00:00:30: RTC001 176.21 KB/sec 11.1 TSDU/sec 90 ms/TSDU
00:00:30: RTC002 175.68 KB/sec 11.1 TSDU/sec 90 ms/TSDU
00:00:30: TOTAL3 CON 528.11 KB/sec 33.3 TSDU/sec 30 ms/TSDU
To stop trxt and ttxt testing, press any key on the transmitter
computer's keyboard. The receiver displays messages similar to the
following:
00:03:45: RTC00 disconnected reason 128
00:03:45: RTC01 disconnected reason 128
00:03:45: RTC02 disconnected reason 128
To stop the receiver, press any key on the receiver's keyboard.
NOTE: Do not press CTRL+C or BREAK to stop the ttxt or trxt diagnostic
utilities.
For further procedures and command line options for TP4/CLNP utilities, see
Chapter 3 of Microsoft Mail Gateway to X.400 TP4/CLNP "Administrator's
Reference."
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