Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
2 Locate the Device Toolbar dashboard report for the selected device. On the right
side of report, small icons are linked to some of the network tools.
3 Click an icon to launch the network tool in the context of the selected device.
Using the Ping tool
The Ping tool sends out an ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) echo request to the
networked device identified in Address/Hostname.
Tool results
The results of this request appears after the request has been made.
Destination. The address specified in Address/Hostname.
Packets. The number of data packets sent, received, and lost during the device ping.
RTT. Round trip time in milliseconds; the amount of time it takes for the ping request
to be returned from the remote device.
Status. Success or failure. If failure, a reason is stated for the failure. For example,
"Failure: Request timed out."
To use the Ping Tool:
1 Enter or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
Address/Hostname. The target of the Ping echo request. Enter the host name or IP
address of the device you want to check.
Note: The Ping tool supports IPv6 addresses.
Timeout. Enter the amount of time (in milliseconds) for the tool to wait on a response
from the device. The Ping fails if this time limit is exceeded.
Count. Enter the number of data packets sent by the Ping tool.
Packet size. Enter the size (in bytes) of the packets you want the Ping tool to send. 32
bytes is the default.
2 Click Ping to run the tool.
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