Advanced Administration
Diagnostics This screen allows you to perform a "Ping" or a "DNS lookup". These activities can be useful
in solving network problems.
An example Network Diagnostics screen is shown below.
Figure 72: Network Diagnostics Screen
Data - Network Diagnostics Screen
Ping
Ping this
IP Address Enter the IP address you wish to ping. The IP address can be on your
LAN, or on the Internet. Note that if the address is on the Internet,
and no connection currently exists, you could get a "Timeout" error.
In that case, wait a few seconds and try again.
Ping Button After entering the IP address, click this button to start the "Ping"
procedure. The results will be displayed in the Ping Results pane.
DNS Lookup
Internet name Enter the Domain name or URL for which you want a DNS (Domain
Name Server) lookup. Note that if the address in on the Internet, and
no connection currently exists, you could get a "Timeout" error. In
that case, wait a few seconds and try again.
Lookup Button After entering the Domain name/URL, click this button to start the
"DNS Lookup" procedure.
Routing
Display Click this button to display the internal routing table. This
information can be used by Technical Support and other staff who
understand Routing Tables.
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