Pinging a device in MainView IP

You can ping a device by using one of the following methods:

• To use the Ping line command
• To select an IP address in the Ping IPAddr field
• To type a Ping command on a command line

To use the Ping line command

1. From the EZIP menu select Ping Information from the Diagnostics section, and press Enter.
2. Type P in the COMMAND field.

3. In the Ping IPAddr field, type an IP address or a domain name that you want to ping, and press Enter.

   Warning

   Note

   You can also specify the following parameters:

   • The size of the ping by typing the ping size in bytes (up to 65 kilobytes) in the Ping Size field
   • The number of ping echo repetitions (up to 32 echo messages) in the Ping Count field
   • The TCP IP stack name in the TCPIP Stack field

To select an IP address in the Ping IPAddr field

1. From the EZIP menu select Ping Information from the Diagnostics section, and press Enter.The Ping view (PING) is displayed (see the following figure)

   Ping view

   17JAN2012  07:35:38 ------ MAINVIEW WINDOW INTERFACE (V6.0.00) ----------------
   COMMAND  ===>                                                 SCROLL ===> PAGE
   CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>                                            
   >W1 =PING=============(ALL======*=======)17JAN2012==07:35:38====MVIP=====D====2
   CMD Ping IPAddr                              Ping  Ping  TCPIP    Domain       
   --- or DNS Name                              Count Size  Stack    Name         
       0.0.0.0                                      1   256                       
       0.0.0.0                                      1   256          default.host.

2. From the Ping IPAddr field, select the IP address of the device that you want to ping, and press Enter.

   Warning

   Note

   If the IP address you want to ping is not shown in the list, enter the address in the Ping IPAddr field.

To type a Ping command on a command line