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4.9.3 Diagnostic

Choose menu "System Tools > Diagnostic", and then you can transact Ping or Traceroute
function to check connectivity of your network in the following screen.
Diagnostic Tool - Click the radio button to select one diagnostic tool:
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Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution
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to a given host or gateway.
Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection.
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Note:
You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If
pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is
not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name you
are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries.
IP Address/ Domain Name - Enter the IP Address or Domain Name of the PC whose
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connection you wish to diagnose.
Ping Count - Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent. The default is 4.
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Ping Packet Size - Specifies the number of data bytes to be sent. The default is 64.
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Ping Timeout - Time to wait for a response, in milliseconds. The default is 800.
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Traceroute Max TTL - Set the maximum number of hops (max TTL to be reached) in the
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path to search for the target (destination). The default is 20.
Click the Start button to start the diagnostic procedure.
The Diagnostic Results page (as shown in Figure 4-25) displays the result of diagnosis.
If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine.
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Figure 4-24 Diagnostic Tools
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