Manual

Software User Guide 30
Status Tab
DestinationPortfield:EntertheDestinationIPAddressoftheservertowhichyouwouldliketoconnect.
• ClickontheTestbuttonatthebottomofthedialogwindowtoproceedwiththeTCPsock ettesttoverifysocket
availability.
3.2.3.4 Traceroute
TheTraceroutemenuitemwillallowyoutowatchtheroutetakenthroughtheInternettothespecifiedIPAddressorURL.
Host/IPAddressfield:TypeintheIPAddressorURLyouwishtotrace.Itisrecommendedtostartwithalocallyacces‐
sibleIPaddresstoconfirmcommunications
toaninterface’slocalsubnet.Thenproceedtoaddressesondistantnet‐
works.Youlocaldefaultgatewayisagoodtest,andthisIPcanbefoundinyourroutingtable.Acommonlyavailable
internetserveravailabletotestagainstis4.2.2.2.
SourceInterfacefield:Selecttheinterfacetobeused
fromwhichtooriginatetheTraceroutetest.Therecommended
settingforthisfieldis“Unspecified”,asitwillletthesystemchoosethefirstinterfacefoundwitharoutetothedesti‐
nation.
• ClickontheTracebuttonatthebottomofthedialogwindowandatabledescribingthe
TraceRouteresultswill
appearinthedialogwindow.