6.2 Diagnostics Ping (IPv6)

The Ping (IPv6) page allows you to issue ICMPv6 PING packets to troubleshoot IPv6 connectivity issues.

You can configure the following parameters for the test:

• Hostname or IP Address: The address of the destination host, either as a symbolic hostname or an IP address
• Payload Size: Determines the size of the ICMP data payload in bytes (excluding the size of Ethernet, IP, and ICMP headers). The default value is 56 bytes. The valid range is 2 bytes–1452 bytes.
• Payload Data Pattern: Determines the pattern used in the ICMP data payload. The default value is 0. The valid range is 0–255.
• Packet Count: Determines the number of PING requests sent. The default value is 5. The valid range is 1–60.

• VID for Source Interface: This field is used to force the test to use a specific local VLAN

  interface as the source interface. Leave this field empty for automatic selection based on routing configuration.

  Note: You may only specify either the VID or the IP address for the source interface.

• Source Port Number: This field is used to force the test to use a specific local interface with the specified port number as the source interface. The specified port must be configured with a suitable IP address. Leave this field empty for automatic selection based on routing configuration.

  Note: You may only specify either the Source Port Num or the IP address for the source interface.

• Address for Source Interface: This field is used to force the test to use a specific local

  interface with the specified IP address as the source interface. The specified IP address must be configured on a local interface. Leave this field empty for automatic selection based on routing configuration.

  Note: You may only specify either the VID or the IP address for the source interface.
• Quiet (only print result): Checking this option does not print the result of each ping request, but only shows the result.

The following figure shows the ping result output.