Administering Your Router
Using Diagnostic Tools
Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Firewall Administration Guide
129
11
Using Traceroute
The Traceroute utility displays all the routers present between the destination
IP address and this router. The router displays up to 30 hops (intermediate routers)
between this router and the destination.
To use Traceroute:
STEP 1
Choose
Administration
>
Diagnostics
>
Network Tools
.
STEP 2
In the
IP Address / Domain Name
field, enter the IP address to trace.
STEP 3
Click
Traceroute
. The Traceroute results appear.
STEP 4
Click
Close
when done.
Performing a DNS Lookup
You can use the Lookup tool to find out the IP address of 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
Lookup
. 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
Choose
Administration
>
Diagnostics
>
Network Tools
.
STEP 2
In the
Internet Name
field, enter the Internet name of the host.
STEP 3
Click
Lookup
. The nslookup results appear.
STEP 4
Click
Close
when done.
