Ping Tool

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

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."

Enter or select the appropriate information in the following fields.

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.

This is an explanation of the results of the tests:

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