HP ProCurve Switch 212M Management And Configuration Manual page 138

Troubleshooting
Diagnostics
The console displays the result of each test. For example, if a Link test
succeeds, you will see
If the Link test fails, you will see
If a Ping test succeeds, you will see a message indicating the target IP address
is "alive", along with a test counter and elapsed time for each test. For example:
If a Ping test fails, you will see a message such as the following:
Ping Failed or Target did not Respond
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Linktest Command Successful.
Linktest Command Timed out.
12.10.8.207 is alive, iteration 1, time = 1 ms