Residence Network Diagnostics & Speed Monitoring BasicsThe basic components of a home network include the broadband router, which provides the connection between the Internet service provider and user. In 2011, broadband routers commonly include one or more Ethernet ports and also serve as a wireless access point for wireless networking. Computers connect to the Ethernet device using a category 5 (CAT-5) network cable and network interface card (NIC.) Wireless devices connect over the air to a wireless access point using a wireless network card.
PingThe ping tool is a common network diagnostic that determines whether or not a device is reachable via the network. If the ping is successful, the tool will show you the successful replies; if not successful, it will return the message "Request timed out" for the attempts that failed. Ping also shows how many packets were sent, received and lost which can be helpful to diagnose a connection that may be only partially failing.To access the ping tool on Windows, go to Start -- Run and type "cmd" (no quotes) in the box and click OK. This will open a command window. In the prompt , type "ping" followed by the name or IP address of the device you are trying to reach. For instance, if you are trying to access a computer on the network at the IP address 192.168.0.10 you would type "ping 192.168.0.10" (no quotes.)TracerouteThe traceroute (tracert) tool is a network diagnostic that determines whether or not the route that data would normally take from one point to another is.
Traceroute is helpful to diagnose possible routing errors reaching Internet hosts or on larger networks that have multiple network devices that data must pass through before reaching the Internet.To run traceroute on Windows, go to Start -- Run and type "cmd" (no quotes) in the box and click OK to open a command window. In the prompt, type "tracert" followed by the name or IP address of the host you are trying to reach. For instance , if you wanted toSpeedNetwork speed tests help determine how fast the data travels over your network. Household networking equipment can reach transfer speeds of one gigabit-per-second speeds using gigabit rated network equipment. Local networking monitoring software like Karen's Network and NetStat Live can determine your network speeds. Internet transfer speed tests determine how fast data travels from an Internet server to your home connection.
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