Ping Test - D-Link xStack Reference Manual

xStack® DES-3200 Series Layer 2 Ethernet Managed Switch WEB UI Reference Guide

Ping Test

Users can Ping either an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address. Ping is a small program that sends ICMP Echo packets to
the IP address you specify. The destination node then responds to or "echoes" the packets sent from the Switch. This
is very useful to verify connectivity between the Switch and other nodes on the network.
Open the Tools drop-down menu on the left-hand side of the menu bar at the top of the Web manager and click Ping
Test to open the following window:
The user may click the Infinite times radio button, in the Repeat Pinging for field, which will tell the ping program to
keep sending ICMP Echo packets to the specified IP address until the program is stopped. The user may opt to
choose a specific number of times to ping the Target IP Address by clicking its radio button and entering a number
between 1 and 255. Click Start to initiate the Ping program.
The following parameters may be configured or viewed:
Parameter Description
Target IP Enter an IP address to be Pinged.
Address
Interface Name For IPv6 only, enter the name of the interface to be Pinged.
Repeat Pinging Enter the number of times desired to attempt to Ping either the IPv4 address or the IPv6 address
for configured in this window. Users may enter a number of times between 1 and 255.
Size For IPv6 only, enter a value between 1 and 6000. The default is 100.
Timeout For IPv4, select a timeout period between 1 and 99 seconds for this Ping message to reach its
destination. For IPv6, select a timeout period between 1 and 10 seconds for this Ping message
to reach its destination. In either case, if the packet fails to find the IP address in this specified
time, the Ping packet will be dropped.
Click Start to initialize the Ping program
Figure 8 - 7. Ping Test window
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