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78 ExtremeWare 7.2e Installation and User Guide
Accessing the Switch
Checking Basic Connectivity
The switch offers the following commands for checking basic connectivity:
• ping
• traceroute
Ping
The
ping
command enables you to send Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo messages to a
remote IP device. The
ping
command is available for both the user and administrator privilege level.
The
ping
command syntax is:
ping {udp} {continuous} {size <start_size> {-<end_size}} [<ip_address> | <hostname>]
{from <src_ipaddress> | with record-route | from <src_ipaddress> with record-route}
Options for the ping command are described in Table 20.
If a
ping
request fails, the switch continues to send
ping
messages until interrupted. Press any key to
interrupt a
ping
request. The statistics are tabulated after the ping is interrupted.
Traceroute
The
traceroute
command enables you to trace the routed path between the switch and a destination
endstation. The
traceroute
command syntax is:
traceroute <host name/ip> {from <source IP address>} {ttl <number>} {port <port
number>}
where:
•
ip_address
is the IP address of the destination endstation.
•
hostname
is the hostname of the destination endstation. To use the hostname, you must first
configure DNS.
Table 20: Ping Command Parameters
Parameter Description
udp
Specifies that UDP messages should be sent instead of ICMP echo messages.
When specified,
from
and
with record-route
options are not supported.
continuous
Specifies ICMP echo messages to be sent continuously. This option can be
interrupted by pressing any key.
size
Specifies the size of the ICMP request. If both the
start_size
and
end_size
are
specified, transmits ICMP requests using 1 byte increments, per packet. If no
end_size
is specified, packets of
start_size
are sent.
<ipaddress> Specifies the IP address of the host.
<hostname> Specifies the name of the host. To use the
hostname
, you must first configure DNS.
from Uses the specified source address in the ICMP packet. If not specified, the address
of the transmitting interface is used.
with record-route Decodes the list of recorded routes and displays them when the ICMP echo reply is
received.