Using Output From Ping As Debugging Information; Information 3 - Intermec 6400 User Manual

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To test IP routing:
Use ping -i n -z hostname | IP address. For
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example:
C:\>ping –i 300 –z owl.com
host responding, time=50 ms, Time to live=236
To test IP router hops:
Use ping -q -z hostname | IP address to get a full
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listing of the routers between your 6400 computer and
the target host. For example:
C:\>ping –q –z owl
hop 1:128.127.50.4 router –54a.ddd.com
hop 2:128.127.5x.1 router–2a.ddd.com
Target (128.124.5x.23) reached on hop 3,
round-trip time 60 ms.
To see if the router is disabled:
Use ping. Specify the IP address assigned to a host
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on your local network segment.
If the ping request succeeds, use ping and specify the
IP address assigned to a known host on the remote
side of the router. If this request succeeds, the router
is up; if this does not succeed, the router is probably
down; contact your system administrator.
Using Output from Ping as
Debugging Information
Each IP router that handles the packet must decrement the
TTL by 1. If the TTL for a packet is 0 after being
decremented, the router returns a Time To Live Exceeded"
ICMP message to your 6400 computer, displaying the IP
address of the router sending the ICMP message.
Troubleshooting Network Connections
6400 Computer TCP/IP Client User's Guide 3-9