Diagnostics: Network Tests; Diagnostics: Network Tests > Ping Test; Diagnostics: Network Tests > Traceroute Test - VBrick 6000 series Admin Manual

Diagnostics: Network Tests

Diagnostics: Network Tests > Ping Test
This menu allows the user to initiate a data test from one VBrick to another. To Ping another
VBrick, it's necessary to enter Edit mode. Enter the IP address and Test Settings and select
the button. The Operational State will read
Start
the button to display the results of the test. The results of the test will be displayed in
Refresh
the top portion of the screen. If the test is interrupted by pressing the Stop button, the
results of the test prior to termination will be displayed.
Address Mode
Number of Packets
PDU
Transmit Interval
Transmit Timeout
Diagnostics: Network Tests > Traceroute Test
The Internet is a large and complex aggregation of network hardware, connected together by
gateways. Tracking the route packets follow or finding a gateway where the packets are being
discarded is difficult. The Trace Route test attempts to trace the route an IP packet follows to
a specified Internet host. This test utilizes the Time To Live (TTL) field in the IP header to
allow intermediate nodes to be "discovered" via Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP).
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Select IP Address or Host Name and enter a corresponding value.
Number of packets to send for the test (default is 4).
Protocol Description Unit size of packets, in bytes (default is 64).
In seconds (default is sending the packets in 1 second intervals).
The length of time, in seconds, before the test times out, in the
event the target device fails to respond.
. After the test is completed, use
Ping Test
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