Utilities
Link Test Command in WinDGS
WinDGS may be used to assess the performance of RF links. TCP/IP protocol must be installed to run this link test. See the Help section of Windows 95/98/NT for more infor- mation on installing and setting up TCP/IP. An IP address must also be configured for the Access Point.
1.From the link test command menu, enter the following parameters:
•IP address of Aironet Access Point:
This parameter specifies the IP address of the Access Point with which you want to test the RF link. Set this value before running the link test.
•Number of Packets:
This parameter specifies the number of packets the link test will attempt to send. The display will show the number of packets of the specified size that are successfully transmitted and received. This parame- ter is ignored if Continuous Link Test is selected.
•Packet Size:
This parameter specifies the size of the data packet to be sent to the Aironet Access Point. Be aware that the TCP/IP stack that comes with Windows 95 will fragment packets greater than 512 bytes. Therefore, the number of packets transmitted will not match the number of packets received (even if none are lost) if the packet size is greater than 512 bytes.
•Continuous Link Test:
Selecting this item causes the link test to run contin- uously until Stop, OK, or Cancel is selected. The Number of Packets parameter is ignored if Continu- ous Link Test is selected.