D-Link DWS-3160-24TC [313/505] Ping test

DWS-3160 Series Gigabit Ethernet Unified Switch Web UI Reference Guide

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Analyzer Server ID (1-

The analyzer server ID specifies the ID of a server analyzer where the packet will be

forwarded.

Interval (20-120)

The maximum number of seconds between successive samples of the counters. Tick

the Disabled check box to disable the polling interval.

Click the Apply button to accept the changes made.

Click the Delete All button to remove all the entries listed.

Click the Edit button to re-configure the specific entry.

Click the Delete button to remove the specific entry.

Ping Test

Ping is a small program that sends ICMP Echo packets to the IP address you specify. The destination node then

responds to or “echoes” the packets sent from the Switch. This is very useful to verify connectivity between the

Switch and other nodes on the network.

To view this window, click Monitoring > Ping Test as shown below:

Figure 14-23 Ping Test window

The user may click the Infinite times radio button, in the Repeat Pinging for field, which will tell the ping program to

keep sending ICMP Echo packets to the specified IP address until the program is stopped. The user may opt to

choose a specific number of times to ping the Target IP Address by clicking its radio button and entering a number

between 1 and 255.

The fields that can be configured are described below:

Parameter Description

Target IPv4 Address

Enter an IP address to be pinged.

Target IPv6 Address

(EI Mode Only)

Enter an IPv6 address to be pinged.

Repeat Pinging for

Enter the number of times desired to attempt to Ping either the IPv4 address or the

IPv6 address configured in this window. Users may enter a number of times between

1 and 255.

Size (EI Mode Only)

For IPv6 only, enter a value between 1 and 6000. The default is 100.

Timeout

Select a timeout period between 1 and 99 seconds for this Ping message to reach its