You can still use ping for your testing. Ping verify's connectivity "up to" and "including" layer three. If you have no layer two connectivity due to an acl, you have no layer three (or higher), and no response to ping.
JR -- Johnny Routin The "Routin" One ""Seelinger Bruce"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Does anyone know of a layer 2 connectivity test tool - something the > equivalent of a MAC address based "ping" tool, (yes - I know that ping uses > ICMP at layer 3, but you get the idea). Basically, have a bridged network > where we want to perform a simple test to see if certain MAC filters are > working appropriately. Need to probe a target node based on it's MAC > address and see if it responds. Searched the net pretty extensively but no > luck. Any ideas? > > Thanks in advance for the help. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=43492&t=43484 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
