Send An Ipv6 Traceroute - NETGEAR GS418TPP User Manual

8-Port or 16-Port Gigabit Smart Managed Pro Switch Model GS418TPP, GS510TLP, and GS510TPP
The default value is 33434. The range is 1–65535.
13. In the Size field, enter the size of the probe packets.
The default value is 0. The range is 0 to 39936.
14. From the Source menu, select the IP address or interface that must be used to send echo
request packets:
• None. The source address for the traceroute is the address of the default egress
interface.
• IP Address. The source IP address that must be used for the traceroute. With this
selection, the IP Address field displays and you must enter the IP address that must
be used as the source.
• Interface. The interface that must be used for the traceroute. With this selection, the
Interface menu displays and you must select an interface as the source.
15. Click the Apply button.
A traceroute request is sent to the specified IP address or host name. The results are
displayed below the configurable data in the Results field.

Send an IPv6 traceroute

You can configure the switch to send a traceroute request to a specified IPv6 address or host
name. You can use this to discover the paths that packets take to a remote destination.
When you send a traceroute, the switch displays the results below the configurable data.
If a reply to the traceroute is received, the following message displays:
traceroute to x:y::z:w (x:y::z:w), maxTTL hops max, size byte packets
initTTL x:y::z:w (x:y::z:w) 0.000 ms * 0.000 ms
initTTL+1 x:y::z:w (x:y::z:w) 0.000 ms * 0.000 ms
initTTL+2 x:y::z:w (x:y::z:w) 0.000 ms * 0.000 ms
To send an IPv6 traceroute:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see Change the default IP address of the
switch on page 13.
The login window opens.
4. Enter the switch's password in the Password field.
The default password is password.
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