11-2 Administrator’s Handbook
Ping
The Motorola Netopia® Embedded Software Version 8.7.4 includes a standard Ping test utility. A Ping test
generates IP packets destined for a par ticular (Ping-capable) IP host. Each time the target host receives a Ping
packet, it returns a packet to the original sender.
Ping allows you to see whether a par ticular IP destination is reachable from the Router. You can also ascer tain
the quality and reliability of the connection to the desired destination by studying the Ping test’s statistics.
In the Utilities & Diagnostic screen, select
Ping
and press Return. The ICMP Ping screen appears.
To configure and initiate a Ping test, follow these steps:
1.
Select
Name of Host to Ping
and enter the destination domain name or IP address.
2.
Select
Packets to Send
to change the default setting. This is the total number of packets to be sent during
the Ping test. The default setting is adequate in most cases, but you can change it to any value from 1 to
4,294,967,295.
3.
Select
Data Size
to change the default setting. This is the size, in bytes, of each Ping packet sent. The
default setting is adequate in most cases, but you can change it to any value from 0 (only header data) to
1664.
4.
Select
Delay (seconds)
to change the default setting. The delay, in seconds, determines the time between
Ping packets sent. The default setting is adequate in most cases, but you can change it to any value from
0 to 4,294,967. A delay of 0 seconds forces packets to be sent immediately, one after another.
5.
Select
START PING
and press Return to begin the Ping test. While the test is running, the
START PING
item becomes
STOP PING
. To manually stop the Ping test, select
STOP PING
and press Return or Escape.
While the Ping test is running and when it is over, a status field and a number of statistical items are active on
the screen. These are described below.
ICMP Ping
Name of Host to Ping:
Packets to Send: 5
Data Size: 56
Delay (seconds): 1
START PING
Status:
Packets Out: 0
Packets In: 0
Packets Lost: 0 (0%)
Round Trip Time
(Min/Max/Avg): 0.000 / 0.000 / 0.000 secs
Enter the IP Address/Domain Name of a host to ping.
Send ICMP Echo Requests to a network host.
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