Agilent Technologies N2610A - Manual (Page 213)

Network Performance Analyzer Reference 8
Network Tools
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Network Tools
Ping
The Ping tool is used to verify access to devices on a network.
The current, minimum, maximum and average response times
are displayed along with a count for the number of times there
was no response.
This tool may be run in IP or IPX mode. The IP Ping sends
ICMP Echo frames to the target device. The IPX Ping can use
either Diagnostic Responder or Ping frames.
The operator may alter the following parameters:
Target Device Address The target device may be selected from a
list or entered as a name or address. If an IP device is specified
by a name, DNS and WINS are used to translate the name into
an IP address. Names in IPX mode are translated using the SAP
protocol.
Frame Size Length of the frame, in bytes, including the FCS.
Number of Frames Number of frames to send. If Continuous is
selected, the FrameScope sends frames until the tool is stopped.
Time to Live (IP Only) The maximum number of routers to
traverse to the target device.
Don’t Fragment (IP Only) Selecting this option sets the Don’t
Fragment flag in the IP frame. This flag tells routers along the
path that this frame should not be divided into smaller
fragments.
Trace Route
The Trace Route tool is used to determine the route taken to a
remote device. A list of routers found along the path to the
remote device is displayed along with a count of the number of
hops to each router and the response time for each router.
The operator may alter the following parameters: