Agilent Technologies N2620A - Manual (Page 255)

Network Performance Analyzer Reference 8
N2620A User’s Guide 237
Network Tools
Ping
The Ping tool is used to verify the 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 with no response.
This tool may be run in the IP or IPX mode. The IP Ping sends
the ICMP Echo frames to the target device. The IPX Ping can use
either the 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 typed in as a name or address. If an IP device is
specified by name, DNS and WINS are used to translate the
name into an IP address. Names in the 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 Pro 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 informs the
routers along the path that this frame should not be divided
into smaller fragments.
TraceRoute
The TraceRoute tool is used to determine the route taken to a
slave device. A list of routers detected along the path to the
slave device is displayed along with a count of the number of
hops to each router and the response time for each router.
N O T E
The times shown in the TraceRoute are cumulative and not grouped to
segment times.