RSS How does the Switch test internet connectivity?

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Hi,

I'd like to connect my Switch to my LAN so that I can enable FTP access to it from my PC. I only want LAN access (plus maybe some select online addresses), so I'm going to block all internet access from the Switch using my router's firewall ACL rules. The trouble is that I can't save a networking configuration on the Switch because it fails the Internet Connection test.

Does anybody know exactly what it does in this test (e.g. "It pings 8.8.8.8" or "it connects to...

How does the Switch test internet connectivity?

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