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11.2.10.10 Defining Ping Function Page
Use this screen to tell the switch to send a Ping request to a specified IP address. You can use this to
check whether the swit ch can communicate with a particular IP station. Once you click the Sub mit button,
the switch will send three pings and the results will be displayed bel ow the configurable data. If a reply to
the ping is not received, you will see No Reply Received from IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, otherwise you will
see Reply received from IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx : (send count = 5, receive count = n).
Selection Criteria
Address Type - Select the address type for IPv4 Address or Host Name.
Configurable Data
IP Address - Enter the IP address of the station you want the switch to pi ng. The initial value is blank.
The IP Address you enter is not retained across a power cycle.
Host Name - Enter the host name of the station you want the switch to ping.
Non-Configurable Da ta
Ping – The reply result received from switch.
Command Buttons
Submit - This will initiate the Ping.
11.2.10.11 Defining Ping IPv6 Function Page
This screen is used to send a Ping request to a specified IPv6 address. You can use this to check whether
the switch can communicate with a particular IPv6 station. Once you click the Submit button, the switch
will send three pings and t he results will be displayed below the configurable data. The output will be
Send count=3, Receive count=n from (IPv6 Address). Average round trip time = n ms.