NS Lookup
Use the NS Lookup query to obtain the domain name server or IP address of the specified host in relation to the Safeguard for Privileged Passwords Appliance.
- Navigate to Network Diagnostics:
- web client: Navigate to Appliance | Network Diagnostics.
- Click NS Lookup.
- Enter the remote host's IP address or Hostname.
- In Record Type, select the type of DNS record to be queried.
- Select More Settings then, in Query Options, select the type of query.
- Click Lookup to run the test. The test results display in the Output window.
Ping
Use the ping test to verify network connectivity and response time between the Safeguard for Privileged Passwords Appliance and the specified host.
- Navigate to Network Diagnostics:
- web client: Navigate to Appliance | Network Diagnostics.
- Click Ping.
- Enter the remote host's IP or Hostname.
- Optionally, click More Settings then configure these additional settings:
- Resolve IP addresses to hostnames
- Size: Buffer size; range from 1 to 65500
- Time to live: Enter a value from 1 to 255
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Record route for count hops (IPv4 only): Enter a value from 1 to 9
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Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply: Enter a value from 1 to 4000
- Number of echo requests to send: Enter a value from 1 to 65527
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Set "don't fragment" flag in packet (IPv4 only)
- Type of service: Enter from 1 to 255
- Time stamp for count hops (IPv4 only): Enter from 1 to 4
- Use internal address as source
- Click Ping to run the test. The test results display in the Output window.
Show Routes
Use Show Routes to retrieve routing tables to further investigate connectivity issues.
- Navigate to Network Diagnostics:
- web client: Navigate to Appliance | Network Diagnostics.
- Select Show Routes.
- Click Show Routes to run the test.
- The test results display in the Output window.
Telnet
Use telnet to test TCP/IP connectivity between the Safeguard for Privileged Passwords Appliance and the specified host.
- Navigate to Network Diagnostics:
- web client: Navigate to Appliance | Network Diagnostics.
- Click Telnet.
- Enter the remote host's IP or Hostname.
- Enter the Port number on a target host. The default is 23 and you can enter a value from 0 to 65535.
- Optionally, click More Settings to configure the Connection Timeout from 1 to 15 seconds.
- Click Connect to run the test. The test results display in the Output window.