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Continuous Ping
This utility charts the results of continuous pings between one router and another
- Select Tools>Diagnostics>Continuous Ping or Ping>Continuous Ping from the Diagnostics Tool.
- In the former case, your cursor will become a cross hair.
On the Map window, select the source and destination routers by clicking
one after the other on the map.
Figure 1: Continuous Ping Options
- Select the interval to ping and which IP address to use (Loopback by default).
- To specify the source interface or destination IP address, use the More Actions > Choose source interface or More Actions > Enter destination IP address.
- To access additional options, such as selecting the source/destination interface or IP address, or vrf, running mpls or vpn ping, or setting the ping count, click the Advanced button.
- Click the “Run” button to begin the series
of pings.
Figure 2: Continuous Ping Graph
By default, ping results are displayed in blue for max, green for avg, and black for min. These are the maximum, minimum, and average ping results. Loss% ( in red) reports the percentage of packets lost.
- To zoom into an area, select a rectangle area on the graph
by dragging the mouse pointer from an upper left corner to a lower
right corner of the rectangle. Select Auto Range > Both Axes to undo the zoom.
Figure 3: Continuous Ping Chart
- To view the data points making up the graph, right-click on the row in the upper half of the Diagnostics Tool and deselect the “Chart View” checkbox.
- To stop the continuous ping, right-click on the row in the upper half of the Diagnostics Tool and select “Stop continuous ping.”
