Netgear GS418TPP User Manual - Page 420

ProSAFE 8-Port or 16-Port Gigabit Smart Managed Switch Model GS418TPP, GS510TLP, and GS510TPP 6. From the Ping menu, select the type of ping: • Global. Pings a global IPv6 address. • Link Local. Pings a link-local IPv6 address over a specified interface. With this selection, the Interface menu displays, and you must select the interface. 7. In the IPv6 Address/Hostname field, enter the IPv6 address or host name of the station that must be pinged. The format is xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx. The maximum number of characters is 255. 8. In the Count field, enter the number of echo requests that must be sent. The range is 1 to 15. The default value is 3. 9. In the Interval field, enter the time in seconds between ping packets. The range is 1 to 60. The default value is 3. 10. In the Datagram Size field, enter the datagram size. The valid range is 0 to 13000. The default value is 0 bytes. 11. 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. • IPv6 Address. The source IP address that must be used when echo request packets are sent. With this selection, the IPv6 Address field displays and you must enter the IPv6 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. 12. Click the Apply button. The specified address is pinged. The results are displayed below the configurable data in the Results field. Maintenance 420