Tools > Misc - D-Link DI-604UP - Broadband Router Plus USB Print Server Product Manual

TOOLS > MISC
Miscellaneous Items
Ping Test
Restart Device
Block WAN Ping
Discard PING from WAN side
VPN Pass-Through
These are additional tools and features of the Broadband
Router.
This useful diagnostic utility can be used to check if a
computer is on the Internet. It sends ping packets and listens
for replies from the specific host.
If for any reason the Broadband Router is not responding
correctly, you may want to restart the Broadband Router.
When you "Block WAN Ping", you are causing the public
WAN IP address on the Broadband Router to not respond to
ping commands. Pinging public WAN IP addresses is a
common method used by hackers to test whether your WAN
IP address is valid.
By enabling this option, the DI-604UP will not
reply to ping (ICMP) request packets from the
Internet.
The Broadband Router supports VPN (Virtual Private
Network) pass-through for both PPTP (Point-to-Point
Tunneling Protocol) and IPSec (IP Security). Once VPN
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