The Administration Tab - Diagnostics; Figure 6-37: Administration Tab - Diagnostics; Figure 6-38: The Ping Test; Figure 6-39: The Traceroute Test - Linksys WRT54GS User Manual

Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster

The Administration Tab - Diagnostics

The diagnostic tests (Ping and Traceroute) allow you to check the connections of your network components.
Ping Test. The Ping test will check the status of a connection. Click the Ping button to open the Ping Test screen.
Enter the address of the PC whose connection you wish to test and how many times you wish to test it. Then,
click the Ping button. The Ping Test screen will show if the test was successful. To stop the test, click the Stop
button. Click the Clear Log button to clear the screen. Click the Close button to return to the Diagnostics screen.
Traceroute Test. To test the performance of a connect, click the Traceroute button. Enter the address of the PC
whose connection you wish to test and click the Ping button. The Traceroute Test screen will show if the test was
successful. To stop the test, click the Stop button. Click the Clear Log button to clear the screen. Click the Close

Figure 6-37: Administration Tab - Diagnostics

button to return to the Diagnostics screen.
Change these settings as described here and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel
Changes to cancel your changes.

Figure 6-38: The Ping Test

Figure 6-39: The Traceroute Test

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The Administration Tab - Diagnostics