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Pv6 Address Type—Select Link Local or Global as the type of IPv6 address to
enter as the destination IP address.
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Link Local—The IPv6 address uniquely identifies hosts on a single network
link. A link local address has a prefix of FE80, is not routable, and can be
used for communication only on the local network. Only one link loca
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address is supported. If a link local address exists on the interface, this
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ntry replaces the address in the configuration.
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Global—The IPv6 address is a global Unicast IPV6 type that is visible and
reachable from other networks.
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Interface—If the IPv6 address type is Link Local, select from where it is
received.
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Target IP Address—Address of the device to be pinged. Whether this is an
IP
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ddress or host name depends on the Host Definition.
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Target Name—Host name of the device to be pinged. Whether this is an IP address
or host name depends on the Host Definition.
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Ping Interval—Length of time the system waits between ping packets. Ping is
repeated the number of times configured in the Number of Pings field, whether th
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p
ing succeeds or not. Choose to use the default interval or specify your own value.
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Number of Pings—The number of times the ping operation is performed. Choose t
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use the default or specify your own value.
3. Click Start to ping the host. The ping status appears and another message is added to th
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ist of messages, indicating the result of the ping operation.
4. View the results of ping in the Ping Result section of the page:
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Result—Success or fail of ping.
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Number of Pings Sent—Numbers of responses sent.
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Number of Ping Responses Received—Numbers of responses received.
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Packets Lost—Numbers of responses not received.
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Minimum Round Trip Time—Minimum time passed between sending of packets and
reception of responses.
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Maximum Round Trip Time—Maximum time passed between sending of packe
ts
and reception of responses.
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Average Round Trip Time—Average time passed between sending of packets and
reception of responses.