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P
ERFORMING
B
ASIC
D
IAGNOSTICS
This chapter describes how to test network connectivity using Ping for IPv4
or IPv6, and how to test network cables.
P
INGING AN
IP
V
4
OR
IP
V
6 A
DDRESS
The Ping page is used to send ICMP echo request packets to another node
on the network to determine if it can be reached.
P
ATH
◆
Diagnostics, Ping
◆ Diagnostics, Ping6
P
ARAMETERS
These parameters are displayed on the Ping page:
◆
IP Address – IPv4 or IPv6 address of the host.
An IPv4 address consists of 4 numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods.
An IPv6 address consists of 8 colon-separated 16-bit hexadecimal
values. One double colon may be used in the address to indicate the
appropriate number of zeros required to fill the undefined fields.
◆
Ping Length – The payload size of the ICMP packet.
(Range: 2- 1452 bytes)
◆
Ping Count – The number of ICMP packet to send. (Range: 1-60)
◆
Ping Interval – The interval at which to send ICMP packets.
(Range: 0-30 seconds)
W
EB
I
NTERFACE
To ping another device on the network:
1.
Click Diagnostics, Ping or Ping6.
2.
Enter the IP address of the target device.
3.
Specify the packet size, count, and interval.
4.
Click Start.