3Com 4200G, 5500G, 4210 REMOTE-PING Configuration Guide, Remote-ping, Icmp Test Network diagram

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REMOTE-PING CONFIGURATION GUIDE

Remote-ping	Remote-ping is a network diagnostic tool. It is used to test the performance of
Configuration	various protocols running in networks. Remote-ping provides more functions than
	the ping command.
	The ping command can only use the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) to
	test the round trip time (RTT) between the local end and a specified destination
	end for you to judge whether the destination end is reachable.
	A Remote-ping test group is a set of Remote-ping test parameters. A test group
	contains several test parameters and is uniquely identified by an administrator
	name and a test operation tag.
	After creating a Remote-ping test group and configuring the test parameters, you
	can perform a Remote-ping test with the test-enablecommand.
	Different from the ping command, Remote-ping does not display the RTT or
	timeout status of each packet on the console terminal in real time. To view the
	statistic results of your Remote-ping test operation, you need to execute the
	display pemote-pingcommand. Remote-ping also allows you to set parameters
	for Remote-ping test groups, start Remote-ping tests and view statistical test
	results through a network management device.
ICMP Test	Network diagram
	Figure 113 Network diagram for the ICMP test
	10.1.1.1/8	IP network	10.2.2.2/8
	Switch A		Switch B
	HWPing Client

Networking and configuration requirements

A Remote-ping ICMP test between two switches uses ICMP to test the round trip time (RTT) for packets generated by the Remote-ping client.

Applicable Products

Product series	Software version	Hardware version
Switch 5500	Release V03.02.04	All versions
Switch 5500G	Release V03.02.04	All versions
Switch 4500	Release V03.03.00	All versions