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System Management
ping
The ping User EXEC mode command sends ICMP echo request packets to another node on the
network.
Syntax
ping ip-address | hostname [ size packet_size ] [ count packet_count ] [ timeout time_out ]
•
ip-address —IP address to ping.
•
hostname —hostname to ping. (Range: 1 - 158 characters)
•
packet_size —Number of bytes in a packet. The actual packet size is eight bytes larger
than the size specified because the switch adds header information. (Range: 56 - 1472
bytes)
•
packet_count —Number of packets to send. If 0 is entered it pings until stopped. (Range:
0 - 65535 packets)
•
time_out —Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply. (Range: 50 - 65535
milliseconds).
Default Configuration
timeout time_out— The default is 2000 milliseconds.
Command Mode
User EXEC mode
User Guidelines
Press Esc to stop pinging. Following are sample results of the ping command:
• Destination (host/network) unreachable—The gateway for this destination indicates that
the destination is unreachable.
Console# ping 180.50.1.1
Pinging 180.50.1.1 with 56 bytes of data:
PING: net-unreachable
PING: net-unreachable
PING: net-unreachable