Trace route, Results – EXFO FTB-800 Series for FTB-1 User Manual
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Test Functions
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FTB-700G/800 Series
Ping & Trace Route
Trace Route
Max Hop Count: Enter the maximum network device the packet is
allowed to go through. Choices are 1 to 255; 128 by default.
Timeout (ms): Enter the maximum time allowed between an ICMP
echo and response at each hop. Choices are 200 ms to 10000 ms;
4000 ms by default.
Trace Route button starts the trace route tool with the specified
settings.
Results
To succeed, a ping command shall be acknowledged by the network
device within a given delay (Timeout). Typically a ping command can fail
for the following reasons:
The IP address is unavailable or unknown.
The time allowed to perform the ping command is too short.
The remote device is not supporting ICMP messaging.
To succeed, a trace route command shall be acknowledged by the
network device within a given delay (Timeout). Typically a trace route
command can fail for the following reasons:
The IP address is unavailable or unknown.
The time allowed to perform the trace route command is too short.
The remote device is not supporting ICMP messaging.
The ping and trace route results are displayed with the following columns:
No.: Indicates the attempt number.