Ping

The Ping Window allows the user to initiate ping processes from the managed device to IP hosts in the network.  This is an easy way to test the IP level connectivity to a given IP host.

The Ping Window allows both monitoring and control.

IP Address - is the IP address of the IP host addressed by the Ping Process. If the Ping Process is inactive the user may fill in this field with the IP address of the target IP host.

Number - is the number of Ping (ICMP) requests that the device should send when the Ping Process is started.  If the Ping Process is inactive, the user may fill in this field with the desired number.  Use the value 0 to have the managed device ping continuously until stopped.

Requests - is the number of ICMP requests generated so far by the managed device.

Responses - is the number of ICMP responses received.

Owner - indicates whether the Ping Process was started from the NMS or from the Administrative Interface.   After a reset cycle this field is Undefined.

Start/Stop - button allows the user to start/stop the Ping Process.