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ping
This command sends ICMP echo request packets to another node on the
network.
Syntax
ping
host
[
size
size
] [
count
count
]
•
host
- IP address or IP alias of the host.
•
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 switch adds header information.
•
count
- Number of packets to send. (Range: 1-16, default: 5)
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.
• 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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