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6 PERFORMING BASIC DIAGNOSTICS
This chapter describes how to test network connectivity using Ping for IPv4
or IPv6, and how to test network cables.
PINGING AN IPV4 OR IPV6 ADDRESS
The Ping page is used to send ICMP echo request packets to another node
on the network to determine if it can be reached.
PARAMETERS
These parameters are displayed on the Ping page:
◆ IP Address – IPv4 or IPv6 address of the host.
An IPv4 address consists of 4 numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods.
An IPv6 address consists of 8 colon-separated 16-bit hexadecimal
values. One double colon may be used in the address to indicate the
appropriate number of zeros required to fill the undefined fields.
◆ Ping Size – The payload size of the ICMP packet.
(Range: 8- 1400 bytes)
WEB INTERFACE
To ping another device on the network:
1. Click Diagnostics, Ping.
2. Enter the IP address of the target device.
3. Specify the packet size.
4. Click Start.
After you press Start, five ICMP packets are transmitted, and the sequence
number and round-trip time are displayed upon reception of a reply. The
page refreshes automatically until responses to all packets are received, or
until a timeout occurs.
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