KTI KS-2300, User Manual

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where the client is located. Then, depending on the configuration setup, the
switch either:
- Forwards the packet to a specific server as defined in the switch'
configuration using unicast routing, or
- Broadcasts the DHCP Request again to another directly attached IP subnet
specified in the switch configuration for the receiving IP subnet.
When the DHCP server receives the DHCP request, it allocates a free IP
address for the DHCP client from its scope in the DHCP client's subnet, and
sends a DHCP Response back to the DHCP Relay Agent. The DHCP Relay
Agent then broadcasts this DHCP Response packet received from the DHCP
server to the appropriate client.
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Ping :
If you select Ping from the "IP Networking" screen, a Ping screen appears.
You can set the following items for the ping operation :
- The IP address of the host you want to ping
- The packet count number (from 1 to 999, or 0
for an infinite packet count)
- The packet size (from 0 to 1500)
- The timeout value (from 0 to 999)
Highlight the items and press Enter, then you set
each item in the screen. After all the items are set, you can press Esc to
start the ping operation.