RuggedCom RuggedRouter RX1100 - Manual (Page 208)

23. Network Utilities
Revision 1.14.3 208 RX1000/RX1100™
23.3. Ping Menu
Figure 23.2. Ping Menu
The Hostname field accepts the host name or IP address to ping. Note that this may be an IPv4 or
and IPv6 address.
The Verbose Output? field causes ping to present the maximum of output.
The Lookup Addresses? field causes ping to resolve IP addresses to domain names. This can make
ping behave very slowly if DNS is not properly configured.
The Packet Size? field specifies the size of the data in the ping packet. The true length of the packet
is 28 bytes larger due to IP/ICMP overhead.
The Time between pings field limits the rate at which pings are sent.
The Pattern(s) to send (Hex)? field specifies a pattern to fill the packet sent. This is useful for
diagnosing data-dependent problems in a network. For example, specifying "ff" will cause the sent
packet to be filled with all ones.
23.4. Ping Check Menu
The Ping Check utility is configured to ping an IP host. If the configured host fails to respond to ping
checks, the utility performs a configured action in response. For example, if it is detected that a host
across a PPP connection is no longer reachable, one might wish to explicitly reset the PPP connection.
The main Ping Check menu displays a list of currently configured and active ping check entries:
Figure 23.3. Ping Check Menu