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.
ipv6-address
(OPTIONAL) Enter the IPv6 address, in the x:x:x:x::x format,
to which you are testing connectivity.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal
fields of zeros.
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 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 port channel interface, enter the keywords
port-
channel
then a number. The range is from 1 to 512.
• For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword
vlan
then a
number from 1 to 4094.
• For a Tunnel interface, enter the keyword
tunnel
then a
number from 1 to 16383.
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
.
validate-reply
(IPv4 only) Enter
Y
or
N
for reply validation.
•
N
: Do not validate reply data.
•
Y
: Do validate reply data.
Default is
No
.
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