Interfaces Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWANs)
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hostname: The hostname or IP address of an external server.
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Set ping_host to the hostname or IP address of the server:
(config network interface my_wwan surelink tests 1)>
ping_host hostname/IP_address
(config network interface my_wwan surelink tests 1)>
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interface_gateway. If set, an initial traceroute is sent to the hostname or IP
address configured in the SureLink advanced settings, and then the first hop
in that route is used for the ping test.
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interface_address.
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interface_dns: The interface's DNS server.
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Set the number of bytes to send as part of the ping payload:
(config network interface my_wwan ipsec tunnel ipsec_example
surelink tests 1)> ping_size int
(config network interface my_wwan surelink tests 1)>
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dns: Performs a DNS query to the named DNS server.
If dns is set, set the IPv4 or IPv6 address of the DNS server:
(config network interface my_wwan surelink tests 1)> dns_server
IP_address
(config network interface my_wwan surelink tests 1)>
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http: Uses HTTP(s) GET requests to determine connectivity to the configured web
server.
If http is set, set the URLof the web server.
(config network interface my_wwan surelink tests 1)> http url
(config network interface my_wwan surelink tests 1)>
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dns_configured: Tests communication with DNS servers that are either provided by
DHCP, or statically configured for this interface.
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interface_up: Tests the current status of the interface. The test fails if the interface
is down. Failing this test infers that all other tests fail.
If interface_up is set, complete the following:
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Set the amount of time that the interface is down before the test can be
considered to have failed.
(config network interface my_wwan surelink tests 1)>
interface_down_time value
(config network interface my_wwan surelink tests 1)>
where value is any number of weeks, days, hours, minutes, or seconds, and
takes the format number{w|d|h|m|s}.
For example, to set interface_down_time to ten minutes, enter either 10m or
600s: