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Troubleshooting
This section contains tips and suggested commands to troubleshoot
problems.
Network sniffer
A network sniffer is an excellent tool for troubleshooting network devices.
By capturing exactly that information that is sent on the wire and providing
decoders for the various protocol levels, capture traces often provide solid
answers about why phones do not register, why Voice Media Gateway
Cards (VGMC) do not communicate, or the source of voice QoS problems.
Connecting a sniffer
A hub is useful to connect the sniffer at the device being investigated. With
a hub, the sniffer sees the same traffic as the VGMC, Signaling Server, or
IP Phone because all ports receive the same data. Match the hub speed
to the device speed. Although not recommended, you can use a 10BaseT
hub on the VGMC or Signaling Server TLAN. However, Nortel does not
recommend that you place the TLAN on a 10BaseT hub if many IP Phones
register with it or when high concurrent usage exists for gateway ports.
If you use a smart hub, devices connected at 10BaseT cannot detect traffic
generated by devices connected at 100BaseT and vice versa. Therefore,
you must configure your sniffer to use the same speed as the device you
want to sniff to capture packets.
When a Layer 2 switch is used, you must configure port mirroring (or
similar product depending on your product) so the switch can send a copy
of all packets on a port to the port with the connected sniffer.
If the Layer 2 switch does support port mirroring, or you have no access
to the management interface, you can insert a passive hub in line with the
desired port and connect the sniffer to it.
It can be useful to connect a sniffer at both ends of an IP Phone to VGMC
or Signaling Server connection that has problems. Compare the two
capture files to uncover network problems, such as a router discarding
signaling messages or old ARP cache addresses in packets.
Nortel Communication Server 1000
Troubleshooting Guide for Distributors
NN43001-730 02.02 31 December 2009
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