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Using the HP Management Console
Checking Network Connection Status 87
Checking Network Connection Status
You can check the network connection status of a device (i.e.
whether it is connected to the network or not).
1 In the Device Pane, select one or more devices and right-click
them to display a menu.
2 Select Check Connection Status.
3 Select the utility you want to use to check the connection status
of the device. You can choose from:
Ping - A basic Internet program that lets you verify that a partic-
ular Internet address exists and can accept requests. Pinging is
diagnostically used to ensure that a host computer, which you
are trying to reach, actually operates.
Trace Route - This diagnostic tool determines the path taken to a
destination by sending ICMP Echo Request messages with vary-
ing Time to Live (TTL) values to the destination. Each router
along the path is required to decrement the TTL in an IP packet
by at least 1 before forwarding it. Effectively, the TTL is a max-