ping
Test connectivity between the system and another device by sending echo requests and waiting for
replies.
Syntax
ping [
host
|
ip-address
|
ipv6-address
] [count {
number
|
continuous}] [
datagram-size
] [
timeout
] [
source (ip src-ipv4-
address)
|
interface
] [
tos
] [
df-bit (y
|
n)
] [
validate-reply(y
|
n)
] [
outgoing-interface
] [
pattern pattern
] [
sweep-min-size
]
[
sweep-max-size
] [
sweep-interval
] [
ointerface (ip src-ipv4-
address)
|
interface
]
Parameters
host
(OPTIONAL) Enter the host name of the devices to which
you are testing connectivity.
ip-address
(OPTIONAL) Enter the IPv4 address of the device to which
you are testing connectivity. The address must be in the
dotted decimal format.
count
Enter the number of echo packets to be sent. The default is
5
.
• number: from 1 to 2147483647
• continuous: transmit echo request continuously
datagram size
Enter the ICMP datagram size. The range is from 36 to 15360
bytes. The default is
100
.
timeout
Enter the interval to wait for an echo reply before timing out.
The range is from 0 to 3600 seconds. The default is
2
seconds
.
source
Enter the IPv4 or IPv6 source ip address or the source
interface. For IPv6 addresses, you may enter global
addresses only. Enter the IP address in A.B.C.D format.
• For a Port Channel interface, enter the keywords
port-
channel
then a number: The range is from 1 to 128.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet
then the slot/port information.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
fortyGigE
then the slot/port information.
• For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword
vlan
then a
number from 1 to 4094.
tos
(IPv4 only) Enter the type of service required. The range is
from 0 to 255. The default is
0
.
df-bit
(IPv4 only) Enter
Y
or
N
for the “don't fragment” bit in IPv4
header.
•
N
: Do not set the “don't fragment” bit.
•
Y
: Do set “don't fragment” bit
Default is
No
.
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