Troubleshooting tools and techniques

The i5/OS^® operating system offers several tools and techniques for troubleshooting TCP/IP on your system and the network.

Use these tools and techniques to determine the most effective way to troubleshoot your TCP/IP problem.

• Tools to verify your network structure
  Using these tools, you can check basic network functions. For example, you can check the status of interfaces, routes, and connections, and you can determine whether the IP packets are reaching their destination.

• Tools for tracing data and jobs
  You can use various trace tools to solve problems with your TCP/IP connectivity.

• Troubleshooting tips
  These troubleshooting tips enable you to solve basic TCP/IP problems.

• Advanced troubleshooting tools
  You can use these advanced problem solving techniques to solve complex problems. Most of these techniques require the collection of various debugging information.

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