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Pinging a device

Use the following procedure to ping a device in MainView for IP.

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

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.

    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 PINGT view is displayed:

PINGT view

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Note

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


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

The PINGD view is displayed:

PINGD view

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