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but zero (0) packets were received by the designated ma- chine, for a total of three (3) errors and a 100 percent packet loss.

TIP: If the machine cannot be contacted, be sure the ping feature on that machine is turned on.

NOTE: To ping another IP address, click the Back button in your browser window, then click the Clear button in the Ping frame, and follow the procedures documented in this sub-section.

Trace Route

If the ping utility was not able to help you diagnose the prob- lem with your network configuration, you should use the trace route utility. This diagnostic tool records each “hop” (trip from one router to another) the data packet made, identifying the IP addresses of gateway computers where the packet stopped en route to its final destination, and the length of time of each hop.

NOTE: The trace route utility can be used after your routing table has been set up. To set up a routing table, see the Routing Table screen sub-section under the Network menu in this chap- ter.

1.In the Trace Route frame, enter the IP address or host name of the specific Internet address to be validated.

2.Click the Trace button to display the results found by the Server, as shown on the sample screen:

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