EXFO ETS-1000 - Manual (Page 90)

Configuring and Starting a Test
82 ETS-1000
Testing TCP/IP
Testing TCP/IP
All the tests described in the current section are required for testing
through routable networks. Using these tests, you can detect network
configuration problems, check server availability, check operability and
estimate load of data link.
Ping
Ping test allows to check availability of specified address inside or outside
of a subnet. This feature is not available in the basic configuration and
should be ordered additionally. Ping utility sends requests to the specified
network host and registers incoming responses. This procedure is based
on the IP and ICMP protocols of datagram transmission, and allows to
check the operability and measure load level of data links and
intermediate units.
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Port: Select a port to send requests from. If Automatic is set, the port
will be selected automatically.
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IP address: Enter the IP address of a network host to be tested for
availability.
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Packet size: Enter the size of a transmitted frame, in bytes.
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Count: Enter the number of packets to be sent. The accepted range is 0
to 9999. If zero is selected, the ping test will be performed until
button (Stop) is pressed.