Ping
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Table 103.Ping IPv6 Fields
Click
Start
to ping the specified host and
Stop
to end a ping in progress. If you do not click
Stop
, the
pings continue until the number of pings specified in the Count field has been reached—even if you
navigate way from the Ping IPv6 page.
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.
IPv6 Address
Enter the global or link-local IPv6 address to ping.
Count
Specify the number of packets to send. The range is 1 to 15 packets and the default is 3 packets.
Interval
Specify the delay between ping packets. The range is from 1 to 60 seconds, and the default is 3 seconds.
Size
Specify the size of the ping packet to be sent. Changing the size allows you to troubleshoot connectivity
issues with a variety of packet sizes, such as large or very large packets. The range is from 0 to 13000
bytes, and the default is 0 bytes.
Interface
The interface used to issue the Link Local ping request, which is the network port.
Results
The results of the ping test, which includes the following information:
The IP address of the device that was pinged.
The Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) number of the packet, starting from 0.
The time it took to receive a reply, in microseconds.
The number of ping packets sent and received, the percent of packets that were lost, and the mini-
mum, average, and maximum round-trip time for the responses in milliseconds.