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Remote-ping Configuration
When configuring remote-ping, go to these sections for information you are interested in:
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Remote-ping Overview
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Remote-ping Configuration
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Remote-ping Configuration Examples
Remote-ping Overview
Introduction to remote-ping
Remote-ping is a network diagnostic tool. It is used to test the performance of various protocols running
in networks. Remote-ping provides more functions than the
ping
command.
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The
ping
command can only use the ICMP protocol to test the round trip time (RTT) between this
end and a specified destination end for the user to judge whether the destination end is reachable.
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Besides the above function of the
ping
command, remote-ping can also provide other functions,
such as testing the status (open/close) of a DHCP/FTP/HTTP/SNMP server and the response time
of various services.
You need to configure remote-ping client and sometimes the corresponding remote-ping servers as well
to perform various remote-ping tests.
All remote-ping tests are initiated by a remote-ping client and you can view the test results on the
remote-ping client only.
When performing a remote-ping test, you need to configure a remote-ping test group on the
remote-ping client. A remote-ping test group is a set of remote-ping test parameters. A test group
contains several test parameters and is uniquely identified by an administrator name and a test tag.
After creating a remote-ping test group and configuring the test parameters, you can then perform a
remote-ping test by the
test-enable
command.
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Being different from the
ping
command, remote-ping does not display the RTT or timeout status of
each packet on the Console terminal in real time. To view the statistic results of your remote-ping
test operation, you need to execute the
display remote-ping
command.
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Remote-ping also allows you to set parameters for remote-ping test groups, start remote-ping tests
and view statistical test results through a network management device.
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Remote-ping illustration