Netgear GSM4248P User Manual - Page 757

AV Line of Fully Managed Switches M4250 Series Main User Manual 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. 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 IPv6 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 IPv6. The Ping IPv6 page displays. 6. From the Ping menu, select the type of ping: • Global: Pings a global IPv6 address. Maintenance and Troubleshooting 757 Main User Manual