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 getlan(PADM)                  06 January 1993                   getlan(PADM)


 Name

    getlan - display information about IPX/SPX and LLI interfaces

 Syntax

    getlan

 Description

    getlan displays miscellaneous information about IPX/SPX and the LLI
    interfaces.  The column headings in the display are listed below with a
    brief description of the information they present.

    Lan                        sequence number.  This is always 0 for the
                               internal network.

    Network Address            number assigned to individual subnets and
                               internal networks

    Node Address               hardware address of the network board or, for
                               the internal network, always 1

    IPX State                  state of the IPX protocol driver.  This can be
                               UNBOUND, no LLI driver has been linked to IPX;
                               LINKED, an LLI driver is linked to IPX, net-
                               work address not bound to IPX; BOUND, network
                               address has been bound to IPX.

    LLI State                  state of the LLI driver.  This can be OK, no
                               error; ERROR, an error condition in the LLI
                               driver or no LLI driver is linked to IPX.

    Maximum Packet Length      maximum size of MAC data packets in bytes

    Minimum Packet Length      minimum size of MAC data packets in bytes

    MAC Address Length         MAC address size in bytes

    Subnetwork Type            medium used for transmission on the network
                               segment

    Current Link Level State   detailed description of the state of the LLI
                               driver

 Standards conformance

    getlan is not part of any currently supported standard; it is an exten-
    sion of AT&T System V provided by the Santa Cruz Operation.


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