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Maintaining and Monitoring
Linksys E-Series
A window opens showing the ping test results . You will see a response
for each successful ping .
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If an Internet URL fails to respond to ping, it doesn’t necessarily
mean that the site is down . For security reasons, some sites are
configured to not respond to ping requests .
4.
To trace the route that packets take between your router and a specific
address, enter an address in the
IP
or
URL Address
field of the
Traceroute
Test
section, then click
Start to Traceroute
.
A window opens with the test results .
How to configure and use logs
What kind of logging capabilities does my router have?
Your router can
track all traffic for your Internet connection . Your router supports four types of
logs:
CAUTIon
All logs that are not saved will be lost whenever the router restarts .
To enable and view router logs:
Administration > Log
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
2.
Click the
Administration
tab, then click the
Log
page .
3.
To monitor traffic between the local network and the Internet, select
Enabled
(default), then click
Save Settings
.
