<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="security" content="public" /> <meta name="Robots" content="index,follow" /> <meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true r (cz 1 lz 1 nz 1 oz 1 vz 1) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0) "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l gen true r (SS~~000 1))' /> <meta name="DC.Type" content="task" /> <meta name="DC.Title" content="Use Netstat from a character-based interface" /> <meta name="abstract" content="You can use Netstat from a character-based interface to help you troubleshoot problems with TCP/IP connectivity." /> <meta name="description" content="You can use Netstat from a character-based interface to help you troubleshoot problems with TCP/IP connectivity." /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="rzakunetstat.htm" /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="rzakunetstatcharifc.htm" /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="rzakunetstatcharroute.htm" /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="rzakunetstatcharconn.htm" /> <meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1997, 2006" /> <meta name="DC.Rights.Owner" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1997, 2006" /> <meta name="DC.Format" content="XHTML" /> <meta name="DC.Identifier" content="netstatcharbased" /> <meta name="DC.Language" content="en-us" /> <!-- All rights reserved. Licensed Materials Property of IBM --> <!-- US Government Users Restricted Rights --> <!-- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by --> <!-- GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ibmdita.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ic.css" /> <title>Use Netstat from a character-based interface</title> </head> <body id="netstatcharbased"><a name="netstatcharbased"><!-- --></a> <!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <h1 class="topictitle1">Use Netstat from a character-based interface</h1> <div><p>You can use Netstat from a character-based interface to help you troubleshoot problems with TCP/IP connectivity.</p> <div class="section"> <p>From the character-based interface, use the Work with Network Status menu to work with the network status functions. You must have TCP/IP started on the server to use the menu options. The menu options are activated only when TCP/IP is started.</p> <p>To start TCP/IP, type <kbd class="userinput">STRTCP</kbd> on the command line, and press Enter.</p> <p>To display the Work with Network Status menu, type <kbd class="userinput">NETSTAT</kbd> or <kbd class="userinput">WRKTCPSTS</kbd> on the command line, and press Enter. </p> <p>Select one of these network components to begin troubleshooting:</p> </div> </div> <div> <ul class="ullinks"> <li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzakunetstatcharifc.htm">Interfaces</a></strong><br /> You might want to verify interfaces on the server.</li> <li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzakunetstatcharroute.htm">Routes</a></strong><br /> You need to verify that the appropriate routes are configured.</li> <li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzakunetstatcharconn.htm">Connections</a></strong><br /> You need to verify the status of your IPv4 and IPv6 connections.</li> </ul> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzakunetstat.htm" title="Netstat is a tool for managing and monitoring your server. It is useful for troubleshooting TCP/IP problems.">Netstat</a></div> </div> </div> </body> </html>