Kentrox AI296 User Manual

AI296 Version 9.8x User’s Guide

AI296 Commands: diag-line

diag-line

This command monitors incoming and outgoing asynchronous traffic and displays 
diagnostic information for the traffic. A help screen provides a list of commands 
available for line monitoring diagnostics.

CAUTION: The line monitor degrades the performance of AI296. Do not use this 

command in heavy traffic situations in which performance is crucial.



Note: Information from the line monitor diagnostic mode only appears when data is 

passed on serial links. If no data is passed, the screen is blank.

 displays the line monitor mode options that can be entered after 

diag-line

 

is entered.

 

Table 9-2   Line Monitor Mode Options

data

Toggles the display of data on or off.

modem

Toggles the display of modem signals on or off.

t

Toggles the display of a timestamp for each frame of data 
displayed on or off.

h

 or 

r

Hides (

h

) or reveals (

r

) all lines on AI296.

h lx

 or 

r lx

Hides (

h

) or reveals (

r

) a specified line (

x

).

r l

x y

Reveals a specified LCN (

y

) on a specified line (

x

).

r l

x y z

Reveals a range of specified LCNs (

y

 through 

z

) on a 

specified line (

x

).

h

  

l

x

 

y

 - or 

r

 

l

x

 

y

 -

Hides or reveals all LCNs from a specified LCN (

y

) on up on a 

specified line (

x

).

h

 

l

x

 

-

y

 or 

r

 

l

x

 

-

y

Hides or reveals all LCNs from 0 to a specified LCN (

y

) on a 

specified line (

x

).

filterL2

Toggles the filtering of level 2 frames without packet 
information on or off.