METRODATA NetTESTER FAMILY USER MANUAL
76-02-107 Rev.A
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Main Set-Up /
T
esting /
T
raceroute / Inter
F
ace
The destination IP address is used to define the TraceRoute target.
14.2.2.2 Packet Size
Menu Tree: Main Set-Up /
T
esting /
T
raceroute / Packet Si
Z
e
The packet size may be defined in the range 64 to 1518 bytes
14.2.2.3 Max Hops
Menu Tree: Main Set-Up /
T
esting /
T
raceroute /
M
ax Hops
A maximum number of hops can be specified. If this number is exceeded, the test
will be terminated. The default value is 30.
14.2.2.4 Receive Timeout
Menu Tree: Main Set-Up /
T
esting /
T
raceroute / Receive
T
imeout
A receive timeout value may be specified. If a node takes longer than this to reply,
then 'no reply' will appear in the results, and there will be no IP address or delay
information available for that hop. The default timeout value is 3 seconds.
14.2.2.5 Start / Stop
Menu Tree: Main Set-Up /
T
esting /
T
raceroute /
S
tart
Main Set-Up /
T
esting /
T
raceroute /
S
top
These commands start or stop the test.
14.2.2.6 Results
Menu Tree: Main Set-Up /
T
esting /
T
raceroute /
R
esults
The TraceRoute results will show a list of hops, with intermediate IP addresses and
delay times.
Metrodata Traceroute
--------------------
hop ip address time
--------------------------
1 10.1.1.12 3.1ms
test complete
14.2.3
SAM Tester
Menu Tree: Main Set-Up /
T
esting /
S
AM Tester
Refer to section 10 for a fuller description of service activation testing using the SAM
features of the unit.
The SAM Tester menu appears differently according to the selected SAM function,
but the first item is always the same.
