Table 147: Ping Fields (continued)
Field
Description
Status
Displays the results of the ping.
Results
The results of the ping test, which includes information about the reply (if any)
received from the host.
Start (Button)
Starts the ping test. The device sends the specified number of ping packets to
the host.
Stop (Button)
Interrupts the current ping test.
Ping IPv6
Use the Ping IPv6 page to tell the device to send one or more ping requests to a specified IPv6 host.
You can use the ping request to check whether the device can communicate with a particular host on
an IPv6 network. A ping request is an Internet Control Message Protocol version 6 (ICMPv6) echo
request packet. The information you enter on this page is not saved as part of the device configuration.
To access this page, click
System
>
Utilities
>
Ping IPv6
in the navigation menu.
Table 148: Ping IPv6 Fields
Field
Description
Ping
Select either a global IPv6 address or a link local address to ping. A global
address is routable over the Internet, while a link-local address is intended for
communication only within the local network. Link local addresses have a prefix
of fe80::/64.
Interface
This field displays only when
Link Local
is selected. Select an IPv6 interface to
initiate the ping.
Host Name or IPv6 Address
Enter the global or link-local IPv6 address, or the DNS-resolvable host name of
the station to ping. If the ping type is Link Local, you must enter a link-local
address and cannot enter a host name.
Count
Enter the number of
echo request packets to send to the host.
Interval
Enter the number of seconds to wait between sending ping packets.
Size
The size of the ping packet, in bytes. Changing the size allows you to
troubleshoot connectivity issues with a variety of packet sizes, such as large or
very large packets.
Source
The source IP address or interface to use when sending the echo request
packets. If source is not required, select None as source option.
IPv6 Address
The source IPv6 address to use when sending the Echo requests packets. This
field is enabled when IP Address is selected as source option.
Interface
The interface to use when sending the Echo requests packets. This field is
enabled when Interface is selected as source option.
Results
The results of the ping test, which includes information about the reply (if any)
received from the host.
Click
Submit
to send the specified number of pings. The results display in the Ping Output box.
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