METRODATA NetTESTER FAMILY USER MANUAL
76-02-107 Rev.A
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The SNMP Location is the MIB-2 SysLocation object. This item is used to show the
detailed location of the device. This item is a string of up to 255 characters.
14.2 Testing
Menu Tree:
Main Set-Up /
T
esting
The test menu serves two functions, it gives access to the Layer 1 port loopback
functions and also gives access to the SAM (Service Assurance Module) functions.
The top-level test menu is shown below,
TESTING
Ping <menu>
Traceroute <menu>
Sam tester <menu>
Fibre prbs <menu>
14.2.1
Ping
Menu Tree: Main Set-Up /
T
esting /
P
ing
To provide connectivity checking capability the unit can generate ICMP ping
requests to a selected IP address.
PING
dest Ip 192.168.0.100
interFace LAN1
packet siZe 64
Packet period 1000ms
Ttl 32
Start
Results <display>
14.2.1.1 Destination IP, Interface
Menu Tree: Main Set-Up /
T
esting /
P
ing / Dest
I
p
Main Set-Up /
T
esting /
P
ing / Inter
F
ace
In order to use Ping, the target IP address must be entered.
14.2.1.2 Packet Size
Menu Tree: Main Set-Up /
T
esting /
P
ing / Packet Si
Z
e
The ping packet size may be defined in the range 64 to 1518 bytes
14.2.1.3 Packet Period
Menu Tree: Main Set-Up /
T
esting /
P
ing /
P
acket Period
The packet period defines the rate at which ping packets are generated and may be
specified in the range 100ms to 10000ms
