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Configuring System Information
EdgeSwitch
™
Administration Guide
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
Ping Fields
Field
Description
Host Name or IP Address
Enter the IP address or the host name of the station you want the switch to ping. The initial value is
blank. This information is not retained across a power cycle.
Count
The number of ICMP echo request packets to send to the host.
Interval
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 the
Source
option.
IP Address
The source IP address to use when sending the Echo requests packets. This field is enabled when the
Source
option is set to
IP Address
.
Interface
The interface to use when sending the Echo requests packets. This field is enabled when the
Source
option is set to
Interface
.
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.
Use the buttons to perform the following tasks:
• Click
Start
to initiate the ping test. The device sends the specified number of ping packets to the host.
• Click
Stop
to interrupt the current ping test.
• Click
Refresh
to refresh the data on the screen with the present state of the data in the switch.
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 the
Ping IPv6
page, click
System
>
Utilities
>
Ping IPv6
in the navigation menu.
