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ProSafe VPN Firewall 200 FVX538 Reference Manual
6-28 Router and Network Management
v1.0, August 2006
Figure 6-16
Table 6-5. Diagnostics
Item Description
Ping or Trace an IP
address
Ping – Used to send a ping packet request to a specified IP address—most often, to
test a connection. 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 will be displayed in a new screen; click
“Back” on the Windows menu bar to return to the Diagnostics screen.
Traceroute (often called Trace Route) – Lists all Routers between the source (this
device) and the destination IP address. The Trace Route results will be displayed in a
new screen; click “Back” on the Windows menu bar to return to the Diagnostics
screen.
Perform a DNS
Lookup
A DNS (Domain Name Server) converts the Internet name (e.g. www.netgear.com) to
an IP address. If you need the IP address of a Web, FTP, Mail or other Server on the
Internet, you can do a DNS lookup to find the IP address.