Testing Connectivity Via Ip Ping; Ip Ping Connectivity Test Menu - Cabletron Systems Netlink FRX8000 User Manual

Testing Connectivity via IP Ping

Tests
The IP Ping function sends packets to an IP host to determine whether the host is
reachable. Press , then
[E]
Pin g Con nectivity Test
A Node
B IP A ddress
C Packet Coun t
D Flood
E Inter-Packet Time (s ecs)
F Packet Size
R Return to Main Menu
S elect:
Figure 22-1 IP Ping Connectivity Test Menu
To begin the test:
1. If a node other than the local one will generate the pings, press
node number:
1–250
be skipped.)
2. Press and enter an IP address of the host that will receive (and echo) the pings.
[B]
3. Make any desired changes to the remaining displayed values, noting Table 22-1.
(Figure 22-1 shows the default settings.)
4. After all parameters are configured the way you want them, press
node will begin sending pings. As each ping is returned from the host, a message
will be displayed, noting the packet size and IP address of the host.
5. To stop sending pings, press
6. Press again to exit the Tests Menu.
[F3]
from the Main Menu to display the following.
[H]
0
N
1
56
. (If the local node will generate the pings, this parameter can
. Test statistics will be displayed.
[F3]
[E],[H] from Main Menu
and specify a
[A]
, and the
[Enter]
22-3