EXFO FTB-1, User Manual

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Test Functions
NetBlazer
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Ping & Trace Route
Trace Route

Max Hop Count : Enter the maximum network device the packet is
allowed to go through. Choices are
1
to
255
;
128
by default.

Timeout (ms) : Enter the maximum time allowed between an ICMP
echo and response at each hop. Choices are
200 ms
to
10000 ms
;
4000 ms by default.

Trace Route
button starts the trace route tool with the specified
settings.
Results
To succeed, a ping command shall be acknowledged by the network
device within a given delay (
Timeout
). Typically a ping command can fail
for the following reasons:

The IP address is unavailable or unknown.

The time allowed to perform the ping command is too short.

The remote device is not supporting ICMP messaging.
To succeed, a trace route command shall be acknowledged by the
network device within a given delay (Timeout). Typically a trace route
command can fail for the following reasons:

The IP address is unavailable or unknown.

The time allowed to perform the trace route command is too short.

The remote device is not supporting ICMP messaging.
The ping and trace route results are displayed with the following columns:

No.
: Indicates the attempt number.