38 | CHAPTER 6: STATUS AND OPTIONS SCREENS
Ping Status Screen
Use the
Ping
screen to view the signal strength, data rate transmission, test
statistics and to perform data transmission test. This test sends ICMP ping
packets across the network to a selected address to test data transmissions
between wireless devices or between a wireless device and the associated
access point.
Use the
IP
field to enter the IP address of the target device. The IP address
of the associated Gateway will appear in this screen by default, but you can
enter the IP address of any device on the same wired or wireless network.
Select the size of packets sent from the
Size
pull-down menu.
Tap
Start Test
to begin the test. Each ping displays the round trip time it
took the ICMP ping to complete. The minimum, maximum and average
values are displayed as results. A real-time graph indicates the signal
strength and data rate transmission.
Note: This screen only appears in the
Infrastructure
operating mode.
Pocket PC 2002:
For help with WLAN Tools, tap
Start | Help
. To exit, tap
Close
.
Windows 2000/XP:
For help with WLAN Tools, click on the Help icon in the upper right
corner, then click on the WLAN Tools page you need help on. To exit, click
Close
.
