Administration
Diagnostics
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Diagnostics
Your device provides several diagnostic tools to help you troubleshoot network
problems.
Network Tools
Use the following diagnostic utilities to access the configuration of the RV132W/
RV134W and monitor the overall network health.
Using Ping or Trace
You can use the Ping or Trace utility to test connectivity between this router and
another device in the network. To use Ping or Trace:
STEP 1
Choose
Administration > Diagnostics > Network Tools
.
STEP 2
In the
IP Address / Domain Name
field, enter the device IP address or a fully
qualified domain name such as www.cisco.com to ping.
STEP 3
Click
Ping
. The ping results appear. These results tell you if the device is
reachable. Or click
Traceroute
. The Traceroute results appear.
Performing a DNS Lookup
You can use the Lookup tool to find out the IP address of the host (for example, a
Web, FTP, or Mail server) on the Internet.
To retrieve the IP address of a Web, FTP, Mail or any other server on the Internet,
type the Internet name in the text box and click
Look up
. If the host or domain
entry exists, you will see a response with the IP address. An Unknown Host
message indicates that the specified Internet name does not exist.
To use the Lookup tool:
STEP 1
Select
Administration > Diagnostics > Network Tools
.
STEP 2
In the
Internet Name
field, enter the Internet name of the host.
STEP 3
Click
Look up
. The DNS lookup results appear.
