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8-Port or 16-Port Gigabit Smart Managed Pro Switch Model GS418TPP, GS510TLP, and GS510TPP
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6. In the IP Address/Host Name field, enter the IP address or host name of the device that
must be pinged.
7. In the Count field, enter the number of echo requests that must be sent.
The default value is 3. The range is 1 to 15.
8. In the Interval field, enter the time between ping packets in seconds.
The default value is 3 seconds. The range is 1 to 60.
9. In the Size field, enter the size of the ping packet.
The default value is 0 bytes. The range is
0 to 13000.
10. From the Source
menu, select the IP address or interface that must be used to send echo
request packets:
• None. The source address of the ping packet is the address of the default egress
interface.
• IP Address
. The source IP address that must be used when echo request packets
are sent. 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 when echo request packets are sent. With
this selection, the Interface
menu displays and you must select an interface as the
source.
11. Click the Apply button.
The specified address is pinged. The results are displayed below the configurable data in
the Results field.
Ping an IPv6 address
You can configure the switch to send a ping request to a specified IPv6 address. You can use
this option to check whether the switch can communicate with a particular IPv6 device. When
you send a ping, the switch sends a specified number of ping requests and the results are
displayed.