Linksys LGS308 User Manual page 204

• IPv6 Address Type—Select Link Local or Global as the type of IPv6 address to
enter as the destination IP address.
o Link Local—The IPv6 address uniquely identifies hosts on a single network
link. A link local address has a prefix of FE80, is not routable, and can be
used for communication only on the local network. Only one link local
address is supported. If a link local address exists on the interface, this
entry replaces the address in the configuration.
o Global—The IPv6 address is a global Unicast IPV6 type that is visible and
reachable from other networks.
o Interface—If the IPv6 address type is Link Local, select from where it is
received.
• Target IP Address—Address of the device to be pinged. Whether this is an IP
address or host name depends on the Host Definition.
• Target Name—Host name of the device to be pinged. Whether this is an IP address
or host name depends on the Host Definition.
• Ping Interval—Length of time the system waits between ping packets. Ping is
repeated the number of times configured in the Number of Pings field, whether the
ping succeeds or not. Choose to use the default interval or specify your own value.
• Number of Pings—The number of times the ping operation is performed. Choose to
use the default or specify your own value.
3. Click Start to ping the host. The ping status appears and another message is added to the
list of messages, indicating the result of the ping operation.
4. View the results of ping in the Ping Result section of the page:
Result—Success or fail of ping.
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• Number of Pings Sent—Numbers of responses sent.
• Number of Ping Responses Received—Numbers of responses received.
Packets Lost—Numbers of responses not received.
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• Minimum Round Trip Time—Minimum time passed between sending of packets and
reception of responses.
• Maximum Round Trip Time—Maximum time passed between sending of packets
and reception of responses.
• Average Round Trip Time—Average time passed between sending of packets and
reception of responses.
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