NETGEAR FVS318N manual Send a Ping Packet, Trace a Route, Look Up a DNS Address

ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N

Send a Ping Packet

Use the ping utility to send a ping packet request in order to check the connection between the wireless VPN firewall and a specific IP address or FQDN. If the request times out (no reply is received), it usually means that the destination is unreachable. However, some network devices can be configured not to respond to a ping. The ping results are displayed on a new screen.

To send a ping:

1.On the Diagnostics screen for IPv4, in the IP Address / Domain Name field of the Ping or Trace an IP Address section, enter the IP address or domain name that you want to ping; on the Diagnostics screen for IPv6, in the Domain Name field, enter the domain name that you want to ping (you cannot enter an IP address).

2.If the specified address is reached through a VPN tunnel, select the Ping through VPN tunnel? check box.

3.Click the Ping button. The results of the ping are displayed in a new screen. To return to the Diagnostics screen, click Back on the browser menu bar.

Trace a Route

A traceroute lists all routers between the source (the wireless VPN firewall) and the destination IP address.

To send a traceroute:

1.On the Diagnostics screen for IPv4, in the IP Address / Domain Name field of the Ping or Trace an IP Address section, enter the IP address or domain name that you want to trace; on the Diagnostics screen for IPv6, in the Domain Name field, enter the domain name that you want to trace (you cannot enter an IP address).

2.Click the Traceroute button. The results of the traceroute are displayed in a new screen. To return to the Diagnostics screen, click Back on the browser menu bar.

Look Up a DNS Address

A Domain Name Server (DNS) converts the Internet name (for example, www.netgear.com) to an IP address. If you need the IP address of a web, FTP, mail, or other server on the Internet, request a DNS lookup to find the IP address.

To look up a DNS address:

1.In the Perform a DNS Lookup section of the screen, in the Internet Name field, enter a domain name.

2.Click the Lookup button. The results of the lookup action are displayed in a new screen. To return to the Diagnostics screen, click Back on the browser menu bar.

Monitor System Access and Performance

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