User's Manual

Chapter 7 Data testing
Monitoring pings
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Specify the settings. The following table describes the settings.
3 Select Ping Test Menu to start the ping and display the test results menu.
Use the # key to stop the test, if desired.
4 To save a test report, press the utility (i) key and then select Save Report or Save To Job, and
then specify the report settings such as report name, report format, technician ID, location,
and other settings as needed.
For more information on the results, see “IP Data results” on page 128.
Monitoring pings
The Ping Monitor allows you to monitor incoming pings on an active line. This is useful for network
administrators to watch the network states and identify trouble.
To monitor pings
1 From the IP Data menu, select Ping Monitor.
2 View the results.
The results include the IP address and number of pings received. The IP address is for the
most recent device detected.
3 To save a test report, press the utility (i) key and then select Save Report or Save To Job, and
then specify the report settings such as report name, report format, technician ID, location,
and other settings as needed.
Setting Description
Destination Type Specify whether the destination is an IP Address, DNS Name (domain name
server), or IPv6 Address.
IP address uses the numeric address. DNS name uses the domain name,
such as www.jdsu.com.
JDSU recommends using the IP address or DNS name of the ISP gateway of
the customer's service provider
.
IP Address If the destination is IP Address, enter the IP address.
DNS Name If the destination is DNS Name, enter the DNS name.
TX Count Enter the number of pings to send before stopping.
TX Interval Specify the number of pings per second.
Payload Size Enter the ICMP Payload Size in Bytes.
The default is 16. Change this only if needed.
NOTE:
The Ping Monitor is only available when the modem is synchronized and the data layer is active.