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# Network Commands

These commands are available for the Network feature.

Note: For a list of all the Appliance Controller commands, see the Command Index.

View all Current net Commands

As with other commands, enter the base `net` command, and you will be shown all current `net` commands:

Example:

> net

Showing commands that start with 'net':

net nslookup <hostname | ipaddr>

net ping [<ping args> ...]

net show config [all]

net show hostname

net show routes

net show status

net tcpdump start [<tcpdump argument> ...]

net tcpdump stop

Display Host Server, Server Address, and Name

1. Log in to the Appliance Controller CLI.
2. Enter:
> net nslookup <hostname | ipaddr>

The parameters are:

`<hostname | ipaddr>` | The host name or IP address to retrieve server, address, and name details from.

Output:

    Server: 10.65.165.1
    						Address: 10.65.167.1#55

    						Name: int-x15.mdh.quantum.com
    					Address: 10.65.165.127

Ping a Hostname or IP Address

1. Log in to the Appliance Controller CLI.
2. Enter:

> net ping [<ping args> ...]

The parameters are:

`<ping args>` | The host name or IP address to ping.

Example output:

    PING 192.167.15.121 (192.167.15.121) 56(84) bytes of data.
    						64 bytes from 192.167.15.121: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.049 ms
    						64 bytes from 192.167.15.121: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.037 ms
    						64 bytes from 192.167.15.121: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.046 ms
    						64 bytes from 192.167.15.121: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.039 ms
    						64 bytes from 192.167.15.121: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.032 ms

    						--- 192.167.15.121 ping statistics ---
    						5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4000ms
    						rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.032/0.040/0.049/0.009 ms

View the IP Addresses and Associated Information

1. Log in to the Appliance Controller CLI.
2. At the prompt, enter:

> net show config

Example output:

    						Interfaces with associated IP addresses:
    						bond0:2 24:6e:96:bc:e8:36
    						192.167.15.121
    						bond0:nas 24:6e:96:bc:e8:36
    						192.167.15.123
    						em2 24:6e:96:bc:e8:35
    						10.65.167.124
    						em2:ha 24:6e:96:bc:e8:35
    						10.65.167.173
    						IP addresses and associated info:
    						192.167.15.121:
    						Interface: bond0:2
    						Netmask:   255.255.255.0
    						ID:  nas_ip
    						192.167.15.123:
    						Interface: bond0:nas
    						Netmask:   255.255.255.0
    						ID:  secondary, nas_master_vip
    						10.65.167.124:
    						Interface: em2
    						Netmask:   255.255.224.0
    						10.65.167.173:
    						Interface: em2:ha
    						Netmask:   255.255.224.0
    						ID:  secondary, stornext_ha_vip

View the Hostname

At the prompt, enter:

> net show hostname

Example output:

    Hostname: int-x14a

View the Kernel IP Routing Table

At the prompt, enter:

> net show routes

Example output:

    Kernel IP routing table
    						Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags   MSS Window  irtt Iface
    						0.0.0.0         10.65.160.1     0.0.0.0         UG        0 0          0 em2
    						10.17.21.0      0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U         0 0          0 em1
    						10.65.160.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.224.0   U         0 0          0 em2
    						10.100.1.0      0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U         0 0          0 p3p1
    						10.100.2.0      0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U         0 0          0 p3p2
    						169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U         0 0          0 em1
    						169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U         0 0          0 em1
    						169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U         0 0          0 em2
    						169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U         0 0          0 p3p1
    						169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U         0 0          0 p3p2
    						169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U         0 0          0 bond0
    						172.17.0.0      0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U         0 0          0 docker0
    						192.167.15.0    0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U         0 0          0 bond0

View the Status of all Active Connections

At the prompt, enter:

> net show status

Example output:

    Active Internet connections (w/o servers)
    						Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State
    						tcp        0      1 Qarray1a:50244          Qarray1a:33777          FIN_WAIT1
    						tcp        0      0 Qarray1a:50082          Qarray1a:33777          TIME_WAIT
    						tcp        0      0 int-x14a.mdh.quan:44098 int-x14a.mdh.quan:42924 TIME_WAIT
    						tcp6       0      0 int-x14a.mdh.quant:5189 int-x14b.mdh.quan:54182 TIME_WAIT
    						tcp6       0      0 Qarray1a:vpa            Qarray1a:33440          TIME_WAIT
    						tcp6       0      0 int-x14a.mdh.quan:43513 int-x14b.mdh.quan:36078 ESTABLISHED
    					udp        0      0 Qarray1a:45851          Qarray1a:45851          ESTABLISHED

    						Active UNIX domain sockets (w/o servers)
    						Proto RefCnt Flags       Type       State         I-Node   Path
    						unix  3      [ ]         DGRAM                    12319    /run/systemd/notify
    						unix  2      [ ]         DGRAM                    12321    /run/systemd/cgroups-agent
    						unix  6      [ ]         DGRAM                    12333    /run/systemd/journal/socket
    						unix  40     [ ]         DGRAM                    12335    /dev/log
    						unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     277275583 /usr/cvfs/qustats/.qustat_pub_sock
    						unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     277315011 /usr/adic/mysql/config/mysql.sock
    						unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     277283558 /usr/adic/mysql/config/mysql.sock

Start a TCP Dump to a Log File

At the prompt, enter:

> net tcpdump start

Example output:

    Started a tcpdump with output to file:
    						/var/log/tcpdump.2021-01-08.18-28.log

Stop a TCP Dump to a Log File

At the prompt, enter:

> net tcpdump stop

Example output:

    Stopped the tcpdump command writing to file:
    						/var/log/tcpdump.2021-01-08.18-28.log

6-68456-07_RevA | Initial publication date: Friday, December 22, 2017 | Last updated on Monday, January 12, 2026.

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