Performing Basic Diagnostics; Pinging An Ipv4 Or Ipv6 Address - LevelOne GSW-4876 User Manual

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This chapter describes how to test network connectivity using Ping for IPv4
or IPv6, and how to test network cables.
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The Ping page is used to send ICMP echo request packets to another node
on the network to determine if it can be reached.
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Diagnostics, Ping
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Diagnostics, Ping6
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These parameters are displayed on the Ping page:
IP Address – IPv4 or IPv6 address of the host.
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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.
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(Range: 2- 1452 bytes)
Ping Count – The number of ICMP packet to send. (Range: 1-60)
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◆ Ping Interval – The interval at which to send ICMP packets.
(Range: 0-30 seconds)
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To ping another device on the network:
Click Diagnostics, Ping or Ping6.
1.
Enter the IP address of the target device.
2.
Specify the packet size, count, and interval.
3.
Click Start.
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