System information

Ping Utility
If you really want to know if you have a solid connection, this should be your first stop. The box will
accept an IP or DNS hostname, but must have DNS configured (above) to use a hostname to ping.
By default, your packet size will be 56 bytes. This, combined with 28 bytes for the header gives you an
84 byte packet. Often, however, the problem is not small packets, but large ones.
If your MTU is the standard 1500, and you want to test if there is a problem with large packets, use a
packet size of 1472. This should give you packets 1500 bytes (the MTU maximum). If these packets
pass without loss, your link is good. Try running this ping all night as an acid test of a link.
fig 19: Ping Utility box