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Ping Utility
This submenu allows you to determine the presence of another host on the network. The
host can be accessible from any of the network interfaces. This is particularly useful for
testing network connectivity and packet round trip times. Ping is really the implementation
of the Echo and Echo Reply messages within the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP
– RFC 792). In most if not all operating systems, ICMP is implemented directly in the IP
Stack, and no special applications are required in order for a host to respond to ICMP
messages. A Ping page similar to Figure 4-61 will be displayed when the submenu item is
selected.
Figure 4-61 Ping Page
The Ping command is assembled right on the Ping page, by entering the following
information:
Ping Field
Description
Packet Count
The number of ping packets to transmit to the host. If this field
is left blank, the receiver will send out 10 packets.
Packet Size
This is the size of the ping packet, in bytes. Up to 1600 byte
packets can be transmitted. The lower limit is 8 bytes for the
SRA series, and 1 byte for SFX series.
Host IP
The IP address of the host on the network that you wish to ping.
The address is in dotted decimal notation (e.g. 192.168.0.1).
