RayTalk RA-696 - Network Utilities (Ping, Trace Route, etc.)

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10.10 NetworkUtility
ToconfigureNetworkUtility,goto:Utilities>>NetworkUtilities.
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Systemprovidessomenetworkutilitiesforadministrators.BothIPv4andIPv6aresupported.
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Wake‐on‐LANis for wakingupremotedevicesthat supportsWake‐on‐LANfeatureby enteringthe MACaddress of thetarget
deviceandthenpressWakeUpbutton.
Pingistoseewhetheradestinationhostisreachableandalivebyenteringthedestinationhost’sdomainnameor
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IPaddressandthenpressPingbutton.
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TraceRoute displaysthe actualroute taken to reach the destinationhost. Enteringthe destinationhost’sdomain name or IP
addressandthenpressStartbuttontoseetheroute.
ARPTableisfordisplayingARPinformationstore donthesystem.
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10.10.1 Wake‐on‐LAN
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This allows the system to remotely boot up a power‐down computer connected to a LAN port with Wake‐On‐LAN feature
enabledinitsBIOS.EntertheMACAddressofthedesireddeviceandclickWakeUptoexecutethisfunction.
10.10.2 Ping
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ItallowsadministratortodetectadeviceusingIPaddressorHostdomainnametoseeifitisaliveornot.
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10.10.3 TraceRoute
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ItallowsadministratortofindouttherealpathofpacketsfromthegatewaytoadestinationusingIPaddressor
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Hostdomainname.
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10.10.4 ShowARPTable
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ItallowsadministratortoviewtheIP‐to‐Physicaladdresstranslationtablesusedbyaddressresolutionprotocol
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(ARP).
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