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Diagnostic Tests
Three types of tests are available within the Diagnostics section: Ping, Bandwidth and Traceroute.
Ping Test
A low level ICMP test which indicates whether the target host is reachable from the local device.
Destination Host - The destination IP Address of the device to ping.
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Packet Count - The number of packets to transmit during a ping.
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Packet Size - The size of each packet to transmit during a ping.
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Run Test - Click on the Run Test button to ping the destination IP address. Results are shown in the
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corresponding table.
Bandwidth Test
A manual test to assess maximum throughput (in Mbps) when minimal or no traffic is present using a proprietary
UDP-like protocol. The default test time is approximately 30 seconds.
Test Duration - The length of the bandwidth test in seconds.
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Run Test - Click on the Run Test button to assess the maximum throughput. Results are shown in the
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corresponding table.
Traceroute Test
A network utility used to display the path and transit delay between the local device and a given destination across
an IP network.
Destination Host - The destination IP address for traceroute to send packets.
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Resolve IP Address - Indicate whether the system should resolve and print the host name of the destination.
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Max Number of Hops - Choose the number of hops that you want the trace to take. If no issues are found along
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the route, this number may be increased.
Run Test - Click on the Run Test button to begin the traceroute test. Results are shown in the corresponding
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table.