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5.3.2. Performance Task Layer 3 – PT3-Ping
To access this function, click List of Selected Tasks
→Test Tasks-layer3→PT3-ping.
As a network utility, Ping is widely used for testing if one specific host is reachable through its IP address.
Also, Ping can be used to measure the time it takes to transmit packets from a local host to the designated
computer located on a network and back.
Setup
 IP Address Table: Since Ping is a network utility based on TCP/IP protocol, you must assign IP
addresses to all the Active Ports first on the IP Address Table.
Take the figure above as an example: the Active Port (0, 2, 1) will be assigned an IP Address
(192.168.10.1), a Subnet Mask (255.255.255.0), and a Gateway (192.168.1.254). This Active Port
will ping the IP address of 192.168.10.2 during the test. All the IP addresses, Subnet Mask, Gateway,