Chapter 10 BCM50 Utilities 265
BCM50 Administration Guide

Ping

Ping (Packet InterNet Groper) is a utility that you can use to verify that a route exists between the
BCM50 and another device. Ping sends an ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) echo
request message to a host. It expects an ICMP echo reply, which you can use to measure the
round-trip time to the selected host. You can measure the percent packet loss for a route by
sending repeated ICMP echo request messages.

To ping a device

1Click the Administration tab.
2Open the Utilities folder, and then click Ping.
The Ping panel opens.
3In the Address field, enter the IP address of the element you want to ping.
4Click the Ping button.
The results appear in the Results area.