3Com 3CRDSF9PWR-US - OfficeConnect Managed Fast Ethernet PoE Switch User Manual

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Pinging Another Device 223Pinging AnotherDeviceThe Ping Page allows the network administrator to sends ICMP echorequest packets to another node on the network.Use the Ping command to see if another site on the network can bereached. The default number of packets to send is 5, and the defaultpacket size is 32 bytes. Note that these parameters can be changed whenusing the command line interface to ping another device.To send ping requests to another device:1 Click Monitoring > Ping. The Ping Page opens:Figure 115 Ping PageThe Ping Page contains the following fields:■ IP Address — IP address of the host.2 Enter the IP address of the target device.3 Click . The switch starts pinging the target device.The following are some results of the Ping command:■ Normal response - The normal response occurs in one to ten seconds,depending on network traffic.■ Destination does not respond - If the host does not respond, a“timeout” appears in ten seconds.