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7.5 Diagnostics

This screen allows you to perform a "Ping" or a "DNS lookup". These activities can be useful in solving

network problems.

An example Network Diagnostics screen is shown below.

Figure: Network Diagnostics Screen

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Data - Network Diagnostics Screen

Ping

IP Address

Enter the IP address you wish to ping. The IP address can be on your LAN, or

on the Internet.

Note that if the address is on the Internet, and no connection currently exists,

you could get a "Timeout" error. In that case, wait a few seconds and try again.

Ping Button

After entering the IP address, click this button to start the "Ping" procedure. The

results will be displayed in the Ping Results pane.

DNS Lookup

Internet

Name

Enter the Domain name or URL for which you want a DNS (Domain Name

Server) lookup.

Note that if the address in on the Internet, and no connection currently exists,

you could get a "Timeout" error. In that case, wait a few seconds and try again.

Lookup

Button

After entering the Domain name/URL, click this button to start the "DNS

Lookup" procedure.

Routing

Display

Click this button to display the internal routing table. This information can be

used by Technical Support and other staff who understand Routing Tables.

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