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Ping Test
Ping is a small program that sends ICMP Echo packets to the IP address you specify. The destination node then responds to
or "echoes" the packets sent from the Switch. This is very useful to verify connectivity between the Switch and other nodes
on the network.
Figure 10- 5. Ping Test
The user may use Infinite times radio button, in the Repeat Pinging for: field, which will tell the ping program to keep
sending ICMP Echo packets to the specified IP address until the program is stopped. The user may opt to choose a specific
number of times to ping the
Target IP Address by clicking its radio button and entering a number between 1 and 255.
Click Start to initiate the Ping program.
Traceroute
The following window will aid the user in back tracing the route taken by a packet before arriving at the Switch. When
initiated, the Traceroute program will display the IP addresses of the previous hops a packet takes from the
Target IP
Address entered in the window, until it reaches the Switch.
Figure 10- 6. Traceroute window