Using Ping - Cisco CISCOWORKS COMMON SERVICES 3.0 User Manual

Enabling Debugging Tools
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Using Ping

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If you select SNMP v3, enter the following.
The Read User name.
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The Read Auth PassPhrase.
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The Read Auth Protocol. Select MD5 or SHA from the drop-down list.
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The Write Username.
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The Write Auth PassPhrase.
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The Write Auth Protocol. Select MD5 or SHA from the drop-down list.
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The Security Level (authNoPriv).
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Timeout (in seconds, the default is 2 seconds).
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Click OK.
The Interface Test Results popup appears with the results. The Interface Details
results screen shows the interfaces tested and the test results for each option.
Use the Ping tool to test whether the device is reachable. A ping tests an ICMP
echo message and its reply. Since ping is the simplest test for a device, use it first.
You can view the packets transmitted, and received, percentage of packet loss, and
round-trip time in milliseconds. If ping fails, try using traceroute.
Select Device Troubleshooting > Device Center.
Enter the name or IP address, fully qualified domain name, or hostname of the
device you want to check in the Device Selector field and click GO.
Or,
Select the device from the list tree.
The Summary and Functions Available panes appear.
From the Functions Available pane, click Ping.
The Ping window appears with the results of the ping.
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