Figure 4.149System > Utilities > Ping Ipv6 - Advantech EKI-9516P-HV User Manual

Item
Start
Stop
4.3.16.3 Ping IPv6
Use the Ping IPv6 page to tell the device to send one or more ping requests to a
specified IPv6 host. You can use the ping request to check whether the device can
communicate with a particular host on an IPv6 network. A ping request is an Internet
Control Message Protocol version 6 (ICMPv6) echo request packet. The information
you enter on this page is not saved as part of the device configuration.
To access this page, click System > Utilities > Ping IPv6.
The following table describes the items in the previous figure.
Item
Ping
Interface
Host Name or IPv6
Address
Count
Interval (Seconds)
Size (Bytes)
Source
IPv6 Address
Interface
Results
Submit
Description
Click Start to start the ping test. The device sends the specified num-
ber of ping packets to the host.
Click Stop to interrupts the current ping test.
Figure 4.149 System > Utilities > Ping IPv6
Description
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.
Select the interface on which to issue the Link Local ping request.
Enter the global or link-local IPv6 address, or the DNS-resolvable host
name of the station to ping. If the ping type is Link Local, you must
enter a link-local address and cannot enter a host name.
Enter the number of ICMP echo request packets to send to the host.
Enter the number of seconds to wait between sending ping packets.
The size of the ping packet, in bytes. Changing the size allows you to
troubleshoot connectivity issues with a variety of packet sizes, such
as large or very large packets.
The source IP address or interface to use when sending the echo
request packets. If source is not required, select None as source
option.
The source IPv6 address to use when sending the Echo requests
packets. This field is enabled when IP Address is selected as source
option.
The interface to use when sending the Echo requests packets. This
field is enabled when Interface is selected as source option.
The results of the ping test, which includes information about the reply
(if any) received from the host.
Click Submit to start the ping test.
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