Using the Ping tool

The Ping tool sends out an ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) echo request to the networked device identified in Address/Hostname.

Tool results

The results of this request appears after the request has been made.

• Destination. The address specified in Address/Hostname.
• Packets. The number of data packets sent, received, and lost during the device ping.
• RTT. Round trip time in milliseconds; the amount of time it takes for the ping request to be returned from the remote device.
• Status. Success or failure. If failure, a reason is stated for the failure. For example, "Failure: Request timed out."

To use the Ping Tool:

1. Enter or select the appropriate information:
   • Address/Hostname. The target of the Ping echo request. Enter the host name or IP address of the device you want to check.

   Note: The Ping tool supports IPv6 addresses.

   • Timeout. Enter the amount of time (in milliseconds) for the tool to wait on a response from the device. The Ping fails if this time limit is exceeded.
   • Count. Enter the number of data packets sent by the Ping tool.
   • Packet size. Enter the size (in bytes) of the packets you want the Ping tool to send. 32 bytes is the default.
2. Click Ping to run the tool.

See Also Using Network Tools Using the Traceroute tool Using the Lookup tool Using the SNMP MIB Walker Using the SNMP MIB Explorer Using the MAC Address tool Using the Web Performance Monitor Using the Web Task Manager Using Layer 2 Trace Using IP/MAC Address Finder