Ping Availability & Packet Loss (Remote)

Ping Availability & Packet Loss (Remote) report reveals device response to ICMP ("ping") requests.

Device. Name of network device.
Interface. Network interface.
Percent Available. Availability score based on ping samples for the selected time period.
Packets Lost. Number of ICMP packets that failed to reach the target, timed out, or received no reply for the selected time period.
Percent Packets Lost. Number of ICMP packets that failed to reach the target, timed out, or received no reply for the selected time period.

Generate a report

Choose WhatsUp Gold Environment. Observe metrics gathered from this WhatsUp Gold environment.

Choose Device. Choose one or more host devices you want Ping Availability & Packet Loss (Remote) information for.

Sort and pick columns. Sort and pick columns.

Chart, adjust output, and visualize. Fine tune report presentation and range of values displayed using the Report Setting dialog (optional).

Export report data

Report data can be exported from WhatsUp Gold, reused, and distributed in multiple formats. Select Expand () from the Dashboard Options () menu. After the report has been expanded, select the Export Data icon to access the following options:

HTML. Generate and download a .htm file presenting your report data as it appears in the WhatsUp Gold user interface.
Excel. Generate and download a .xml spreadsheet containing your report data.
CSV. Generate and download a .csv file containing your report data.
Text. Generate and download a .txt file containing your report data.
Schedule Export. Set a recurring date and time, format, and email destination for report data export.
Important: Current report data file format options are only applicable to export schedules created using WhatsUp Gold version 2021 and later. Any report data export schedule created using an earlier version of WhatsUp Gold will still result in a .PDF output until that schedule is removed from, then recreated in the Scheduled Reports Library using the latest version of WhatsUp Gold.

Control	Purpose
Select environment.	Choose an observation point from the list of configured WhatsUp Gold environments.

Control	Purpose
Device	Browse and choose a single device.
Device Group	Choose an existing group of one or more devices. You can also create custom or dynamic groups.

Control	Purpose
Sort.	Sort column in ascending or descending order.
Columns.	Pick the columns you want to view. Click a check box to display the column. Clear the check box to hide it.

Control	Purpose
Show Top n Items	Limit items to the samples with the highest (or lowest) latency.
Threshold Type	Switch between minimum or maximum mode for cutoff values for the ranked list. At or Over. Show peak usage period. (Latency percentage equal to or greater than Threshold.) At or Under. Show usage periods where resources are unused or possibly down. (Latency percentage equal to or less than Threshold.)
Threshold (percent)	Baseline value used to trim ranked device list based on peak or subpeak capacity when returning the Top n.

Control	Purpose
Display Options	Present data as a chart, a table grid, or both.
Chart Type	Gauge charts . Available when you select a Date Range of Last Polled . Time series . Available when you select a Date Range interval (Today , for example). Line/Area. Scatter graph that connects adjacent measurements with straight lines. Spline/Area Spline. Choose a graph with a smoothed appearance where adjacent samples exhibit a gradual slope.
Chart Options	Legend, Grid Lines, Range Selector. Include legend, grid lines, and range selector for readability. Trend Lines. Present data with a smoothed average to show trend.