Carrier Access 770-0015 AM User Manual

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IP Router - Release 1.8
7-5
 Verification 
Window
Ping Utility
Result or Last Result
Will indicate if the host is responding to the test. Result notices will be one of the following:
Host Responding - This is a successful test with a ping responding.
Destination Unreachable - This is an unsuccessful test. The Router is not able to talk to the IP 
Address.
Timeout - This is an unsuccessful test. There is no response within a reasonable amount of time.
Response Count
During successful testing the Response Count field will display the number of times that the 
Router received an echo back from the device. 
Timeout Count
The Timeout Count will increment with each unsuccessful ping. During successful testing, the 
Timeout Count field will display a 0, which means that no communications errors have been 
encountered.
NOTE:  A continuous ping test may be intermittently unsuccessful. This is an 
indication that a transmission error may occur with this device during actual 
data transmission.