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Chapter 6
System Tools
The
System Tools
dialog box allows you to configure
Trace
and
Event log
settings. It also
allows you to view wnos.ini and user.ini cached information for troubleshooting purposes.
Use the
Trace
and
Event log
options on the
General
tab to configure the settings you
want.
Use the
Global INI
tab to view
wnos.ini
information.
Use the
user.ini
tab to view
user.ini
information.
Network Tools
The
Network Tools
dialog box allows you to use
Ping
(Packet InterNet Groper) and
Trace
Route
for checking the integrity of the network connection (ping also checks the usability
of the network configuration and the availability of all equipment required to communicate
between the thin client and the ping destination). Generally,
Ping
and
Trace Route
are
used for system diagnostics by, or under the direction of, a network administrator.
Using Ping
The
Ping
dialog box executes the ping diagnostic utility and displays response messages.
Ping is a diagnostic tool that sends an echo request to a network host. The host parameter
is either a valid host name or an IP address. If the host is operational and on the network,
it responds to the echo request. By default, echo requests are sent until interrupted (by
clicking
Stop
in the
Ping
dialog box). The ping utility sends one echo request per second
and calculates round trip times and packet loss statistics, and then displays a brief
summary upon completion of the calculation.
The ping utility can be used to:
•
Determine the status of the network and various foreign hosts
•
Track and isolate hardware and software problems
•
Test, measure, and manage networks
•
Determine the IP address of a host if only the hostname is known
Note
Not all network equipment will respond to ping packets, since this is a
common mechanism used in denial-of-service attacks. Lack of response