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Periodic ping —
used for periodic device network connection control.
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Run at startup —
when set, ping requests to the addresses in the host list will be activated immediately
after the device is started;
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Period, min —
a time interval between requests in minutes;
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Attempts —
a number of attempts to send a ping request.
Status
–
Start —
launch/restart periodic ping;
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Stop—
forcibly stop periodic ping.
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Information —
click this button to view the log
file '/tmp/log/hosttest.log'that contains data on
the last periodic ping attempt.
IP-addresses list —
a list of IP addresses that periodic ping requests will be sent to.
To add a new address to the list, select it in the entry field and click the
'Add' button.
To remove an address,
click
«Remove»
button next to the required address.
4.1.7.2
TRACEROUTE
The
TRACEROUTE
utility performs the route tracing function and ping tests to monitor the network. This
function allows evaluating the connection quality for the tested node.
Network utilities –> TRACEROUTE
In the
«Host name or IP address to test connection quality»
field, enter the IP address of the network device
to test the connection quality. To use the options, select the checkboxes in the corresponding line.
Options:
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Transmitted packets count —
the number of the ICMP request transfer cycles;
–
Packet size to send —
the ICMP packet size in bytes;
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Show IP address instead of host names —
do not use DNS. Display the IP address without trying to obtain
their network names;
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Delay between ICMP requests (default 1 sec) —
polling interval;
–
Use only IPv4 —
use only IPv4 protocol;
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Use IPv6 only —
use only IPv6 protocol;
–
Network interface address to send ICMP request —
IP address of the network interface from which ICMP
requests will be sent.