Field

Description

 

 

 

 

MAC Addr

Displays the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the selected Adapter. This is the serial

number burned into the adapter that uniquely identifies it.

 

 

 

IP Addr

Displays the IP address.

 

 

Subnet Mask

Displays the adapter’s subnet mask. The subnet mask determines the subnet upon which the

adapter resides.

 

 

 

Gateway

Displays the adapter’s gateway information.

 

 

Release the IP address

Tap this button to release the IP address.

 

 

Renew the IP address

Tap this button to renew the IP address.

 

 

Display full

Tap this button to retrieve and review the full configuration of the terminal’s IP setup. For more

configuration

information, see below.

 

 

Displaying the Terminal’s IP Configuration

On the Input tab, tap the Display full configuration button. The Dolphin terminal retrieves and displays the IP configuration for the entire terminal. The results display on the Output tab.

Ping

Ping provides a GUI-based version of the traditional command line ping utility. Pinging sends out an echo request to a specific computer on the network. Use Ping to verify communication links or to make sure a specific IP address is working.

Ping contains three tab windows: Input, Output, and About. Enter and send packet information to a specified remote host on the Input tab, and see the result on the Output tab. The following fields appear on the Input tab:

FieldDescription

Note: You do not need to complete all the fields on the Ping window to successfully execute. Just enter the Destination IP address.

Destination

Enter the IP address. This field is required.

 

 

Timeout (milliseconds)

Enter the timeout time in millisecond intervals; 1000 is the default.

 

 

Send buffer size

Indicate the buffer size for sending; 32 is the default.

 

 

Send count

Indicate the count for sending; 4 is the default. Check Infinite to make the send count infinite.

 

 

TTL

Short for Time To Live (TTL), this is the maximum amount of time a packet is allowed to travel

through the network before it is discarded.

 

 

 

TOS

Enter the Type of Service (TOS); it should be eight bits broken into five subfields.

 

 

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