QA:Network basic test case

Description

The simplest possible network test case.

How to test

1. Configure the network interfaces on the system
   • NOTE: Complete directions for this step are outside the scope of this document. But here is a simple method:
     1. Connect the machine to a wired network with a DHCP server
     2. Install NetworkManager
     3. Reboot
2. Attempt to contact a host elsewhere on the network/internet. Examples:
   • Ping your gateway: ping -c3 $(ip route show | awk '/^default via / {print $3}')
   • Ping a known host: ping -c3 redhat.com
   • yum upgrade
   • Run firefox and browse any web page
   • etc.

Expected Results

Results depend on the method used.

• Ping: expect responses that look like this:

PING 10.11.231.254 (10.11.231.254) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10.11.231.254: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.328 ms
64 bytes from 10.11.231.254: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.373 ms
64 bytes from 10.11.231.254: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=0.347 ms

--- 10.11.231.254 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2000ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.328/0.349/0.373/0.023 ms

• firefox: Expect the given website to appear
• etc.