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Ping an IPv4 address
You can configure the switch to send a ping request to a specified IPv4 address. You
can use this option to check whether the switch can communicate with a particular IPv4
device. When you send a ping, the switch sends a specified number of ping requests
and the results are displayed.
If a reply to the ping is received, the following message displays:
PING x.y.z.w (x.y.z.w): size data bytes
size bytes from x.y.z.w: seq=0 ttl=xyz
--- x.y.z.w ping statistics ---
count packets transmitted, count packets received, x% packet loss
If a reply to the ping is not received, the following message displays:
PING x.y.z.w (x.y.z.w): size data bytes
--- x.y.z.w ping statistics ---
count packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss
To ping an IPv4 address:
1. Launch a web browser.
2.
In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
The login page displays.
3. Click the Main UI Login button.
The main UI login page displays in a new tab.
4. Enter admin as the user name, enter your local device password, and click the Login
button.
The first time that you log in, no password is required. However, you then must
specify a local device password to use each subsequent time that you log in.
The System Information page displays.
5. Select Maintenance > Troubleshooting > Ping IPv4.
The Ping IPv4 page displays.
6.
In the IP Address/Host Name field, enter the IP address or host name of the device
that must be pinged.
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