Diagnostic Tools; Ping; Trace Route - HP V1910 User Manual

Diagnostic tools

Ping

The ping command allows you to verify whether a device with a specified address is reachable, and to
examine network connectivity.
The ping function is implemented through the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP):
Table 87 The source device sends an ICMP echo request to the destination device.
Table 88 The source device determines whether the destination is reachable based on whether it receives
an ICMP echo reply. If the destination is reachable, the source device determines the following:
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The link quality, based on the numbers of ICMP echo requests sent and replies received.
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The distance between the source and destination, based on the round trip time of ping packets.

Trace route

By using the trace route command, you can trace the Layer 3 devices involved in delivering an IP packet
from source to destination to check whether a network is available. This is useful for identification of failed
node(s) in the event of network failure.
Trace route diagram
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The trace route function is implemented through ICMP, as shown in a:
Table 89 The source (Device A) sends a packet with a TTL value of 1 to the destination (Device D). The UDP
port of the packet is a port number that will not be used by any application of the destination.
Table 90 The first hop (Device B) (the Layer 3 device that first receives the packet) responds by sending a
TTL-expired ICMP error message to the source, with its IP address 1.1.1.2 encapsulated. In this way,
the source device can get the address (1.1.1.2) of the first Layer 3 device.
Table 91 The source device sends a packet with a TTL value of 2 to the destination device.
Table 92 The second hop (Device C) responds with a TTL-expired ICMP error message, which gives the
source device the address (1.1.2.2) of the second Layer 3 device.
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