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Chapter 14: Using 3rd Party Common Tools

PathPing

Step 2 Specify the command duration time or accept the default (60 seconds). This is the amount of time the command will attempt to run before terminating.

Step 3 If desired, check Elevate Command Priority. This ensures the command will run regardless of the level of server activity.

Step 4 Click the Run button.

Using NSLookup - Command Line Options

nslookup ip_address or hostname

Example: nslookup www.cisco.com

PathPing

Note: This tool can be used in both Interactive Mode and Batch Mode. For details on scheduling this tool to run in batch mode see Using Batch Mode.

Use the PathPing utility as a route tracing tool that combines features of the Ping and Tracert utilities with additional information that neither of those tools provides (for example QOS testing).

To Access PathPing from the Dashboard

To run PathPing from the Support Tools Dashboard:

Step 1 In the Arguments field, enter desired arguments, as described in the Using section below.

Note: When entering arguments, the strings command is already implied. Do not enter it in the Arguments field.

Step 2 Specify the command duration time or accept the default (60 seconds). This is the amount of time the command will attempt to run before terminating.

Step 3 If desired, check Elevate Command Priority. This ensures the command will run regardless of the level of server activity.

Step 4 Click the Run button.

Using PathPing - Command Line Options

pathping [-n] [-h maximum_hops] [-g host-list] [-p period] [-q

num_queries] [-w timeout] [-t] [-R] [-r] target_name

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