PING is used to diagnose network problems dealing with availability and response time. The PING command sends an echo request to a foreign node to determine if the computer is accessible. When the response to the PING command is received, the elapsed time is displayed. The time does not include the time spent communicating between the user and the TCP/IP address space. There are three PING command formats available: use defaults, change defaults and loopback.
The following is an example using the PING – Use Defaults command format:
1. From the Commands main screen, click the PING hyperlink.
2. Select PING - Use Defaults.
3. Enter the IP address of the host/device to be PINGed in the Name/IP address field. The default Ping parameters send one 64-byte packet with a timeout factor of 10 seconds.
4. Click Submit. The response to the command appears on the next screen.
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