Advanced Administration
Network 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 46: Network Diagnostics Screen
Data - Network Diagnostics Screen
Ping |
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Ping this | Enter the IP address you wish to ping. The IP address can be on your |
IP Address | 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 |
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Domain | Enter the Domain name or URL for which you want a DNS (Domain |
name/URL | 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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