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Monitoring the NetworkPingUse the Ping command to search for a specific device on the networkmap. Ping sends an investigative ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)“Are you alive?” query to the specified device, and then displays theresults. The device must support the ICMP protocol to be able torespond to the query.▲ The Ping command is only available on those systemswith a TCP/IP stack that supports Ping/ICMP (such asMicrosoft Windows NT 4.0). Currently, Windows 95and Windows 3.51 do NOT support Ping/ICMP.12Click once on a device on the current map to select it.Open the Application menu and select Ping.The Ping Control window appears, as shown in Figure 8-16.Figure 8-16Ping Control window345The IP address of the selected device is displayed in the IPaddress field; use this address or enter another address.The device specified with this address is the device tested,not necessarily the device selected on the map.Enter the data length of the test packet (default is 64).Click OK to run the test.If the test is successful, the window status field updateswith the following: respondedRound Trip Echo Time—in millisecondsIf the device failed to respond, the message is as follows: failed to respondClick the Quit button to close the window.Page 8-24