what happens actually when I set ping test with 60 packets

[hywl51]

hi, all

My ping test setting is as following:

1. timeout = 200ms
2. packet size = 32
3. packet to send = 60

I want to know how the hostmonitor send the packets when I set packet-to-send=60? Does it send all the 60 packets in one time or in a rugular interval?

Thanks
hywl51

[KS-Soft]

timeout = 200ms
packet to send = 60

This is unusual configuration. 60 packets.. Are you testing some very very unreliable connection? Then why do you use so short timeout interval? 200ms?

I want to know how the hostmonitor send the packets when I set packet-to-send=60? Does it send all the 60 packets in one time or in a rugular interval?

I depends on "Status is bad when N % of packets lost" option as well.

E.g. if use set "Status is bad when 100% of packets lost" then HostMonitor sends 1st packet, waits for response. If no asnwer was received within specified timeout (200ms in your case), HostMonitor sends 2nd ICMP packet and waits for response... HostMonitor sets "Host is alive" status after 1st answer received. If all 60 requests failes, HostMonitor will set "No answer" status.

If you set "Status is bad when 1% of packets lost" option, then HostMonitor will send requests one by one and stop this process when any request will not provide answer. If all 60 requests come back with response, HostMonitor will set "Host is alive" status.

Regards
Alex

[KS-Soft]

In other words:
if you set test interval to 10 min, timeout - 200ms, 60 packets to send then HostMonitor will send some packets (from 1 to 60 - this depends on other options and response) every 200ms; then HostMonitor will repeat this process every 10 min

Regards
Alex

[hywl51]

many thanks. I will adjust my settings for ping test.