Allied Telesis AT-S39 - Manual (Page 54)

Section II: Local and Telnet Management
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Pinging a Remote System
You can instruct the switch to ping a remote device on your network.
This procedure is useful in determining whether a valid link exists
between the switch and another device.
Note
The switch must have an IP address in order for you to perform this
procedure. This means that in most cases you must perform this
procedure from the master switch of an enhanced switch.
To instruct the switch to ping a network device, perform the following
procedure:
1. From the Main Menu, type 4 to select Administration Menu.
2. From the Administration Menu, type P to select Ping a Remote
System.
The following prompt is displayed:
Please enter an IP address ->
3. Enter the IP address of the end node you want the switch to ping and
press Return.
The results of the ping command are displayed on the screen. To
stop the ping, press any key.