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IP I
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OMMANDS
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ping
This command sends ICMP echo request packets to another node on the
network.
Syntax
ping
host
[
count
count
][
size
size
]
•
host
- IP address or IP alias of the host.
•
count
- Number of packets to send. (Range: 1-16, default: 5)
•
size
- Number of bytes in a packet. (Range: 32-512, default: 32)
The actual packet size will be eight bytes larger than the size specified
because the router adds header information.
Default Setting
This command has no default for the host.
Command Mode
Normal Exec, Privileged Exec
Command Usage
• Use the ping command to see if another site on the network can be
reached.
• The following are some results of the
ping
command:
-
Normal response
- The normal response occurs in one to ten seconds,
depending on network traffic.
-
Destination does not respond
- If the host does not respond, a “timeout”
appears in ten seconds.
-
Destination unreachable
- The gateway for this destination indicates that
the destination is unreachable.
-
Network or host unreachable
- The gateway found no corresponding
entry in the route table.
• Press <Esc> to stop pinging.
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