Finding a Host (Ping and Traceroute)

Cisco Provider Connectivity Assurance Sensor Control (formerly Skylight sensor: control) provides ping and traceroute functions to help troubleshoot network problems.

• Use the ping function to verify whether a specific host (IP address) is reachable.
  

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  Note: Ping can be used to reach a logical interface bound to a remote device's port.

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• Use the traceroute function to identify the route used by an IP packet to traverse the network and reach a specific destination.

▶ To ping a remote host

1. Access the page System ▶ Maintenance ▶ System Tools.

2. Enter the host IP address and the timeout value, then click the Ping IPv4 or Ping IPv6 button.

▶ To trace a route to a remote host

1. Access the page System ▶ Maintenance ▶ System Tools.

2. In the VCE Name drop-down list, select which VCE name to use to send traceroute.

3. Enter the host IP address and the maximum number of Hops, then click the Traceroute IPv4 or Traceroute IPv6 button.

For more information on specific parameters, refer to the following two tables.

Ping (System ▶ Maintenance ▶ System Tools)