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 67: Network Diagnostics Screen

Data - Network Diagnostics Screen

Ping

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.

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WBR-3460 specifications

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