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Interfaces: Diagnostics: Ping - update documentation, closes https://github.com/opnsense/core/issues/6378
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@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ The jobs tab contains all running or executed captures, the following options ar
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Ping
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Use ping to establish if a remote host can be reached using ICMP.
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Use ping to establish if a remote host can be reached using ICMP echo requests. It's one of the most used tools
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to validate basic connectivity.
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@ -171,10 +172,21 @@ Address Family Send using IPv4 or IPv6
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Source address Source address to use, can be any address configured on this firewall
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Packet size Specify the number of data bytes to be sent.
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Keep in mind this is the payload size, an IP and ICMP header are added.
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Do not fragment Set DF bit, can be used to validate if a certain packet size fits a path.
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Do not fragment Set DF bit.
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Description Description to be displayed in "jobs" tab
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.. Tip::
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To locate MTU (Maximum transmission unit) issues, use the "Do not fragment" option to force a packet of certain size to travel the network
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.. Tip::
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When the default ping is not able to reach the target, but one with a preset source address is, one usally
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needs to add a static route to force traffic using the correct source address. This is for example common
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for IPsec policy based tunnels which install a kernel trap on the specified source network.
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The jobs tab contains all running or executed pings, the following options and properties are available per job:
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.. raw:: html
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