Step 8: Testing TCP/IP connection

Use this procedure to test TCP/IP connections after you finish TCP/IP configurations for the first time.

After you have successfully installed the IBM® TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i licensed program and configured TCP/IP for your system, you need to test whether your TCP/IP connection works well.

Testing TCP/IP using the command prompts

To test your TCP/IP connection to the network, follow these steps:

  1. Verify that TCP/IP communication is configured and started on each of the workstations. Use the documentation provided by your workstation vendor.
  2. From a workstation, open a command prompt and type ping followed by the IP address of the interface you have configured.
    For example, if the IP address is 192.168.34.1, type: 
    ping 192.168.34.1

You might receive a message that confirms that the packet has been sent to your system. This verifies that the workstation can access the system. If the connection to the network fails, see TCP/IP troubleshooting for more information.

Testing TCP/IP using IBM Navigator for i

Alternatively, you can use the IBM Navigator for i to test your TCP/IP connection:

  • From the IBM Navigator for i, expand IBM i Management > Network > All Tasks > TCP/IP Configuration and click Work with Ping.
  • Follow the steps in the Ping panel to complete testing the TCP/IP connection.