The VLAN probe function utilizes DHCP client on the device to check for and display
IP connectivity on a specified VLAN. Use this task to locate a VLAN in a complex
network with multiple VLANs.
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Go to select the associated device.
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Select .
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Configure the following settings:
- VLAN Range
- Indicates the range of VLAN IDs to probe. Enter the start and end
values. You can enter up to five ranges, separated by commas, up to
a total range of 12. Range numbers cannot overlap. For example,
1,2-7,8,9-12.
- Probe Retries
- Indicates the number of probe retries. Valid values are 1-10.
- Timeout
- (Optional) Indicates how long to wait for a reply from each probe.
Valid values are 5 to 60 seconds.
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Select Start to start a
probe.
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Select Stop to stop a
probe before it is complete.
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Select Clear to clear
entries for a probe.
When the VLAN probe is complete, a table shows the host name, MAC address, available
VLANs, unavailable VLANs, and their status.
