Management and Configuration Guide K/KA/KB.15.15

Figure 223 Ping test and link test screen on the WebAgent
Destination IP Address is the network address of the target, or destination, device to which you
want to test a connection with the switch. An IP address is in the X.X.X.X format where X is a
decimal number between 0 and 255.
Number of Packets to Send is the number of times you want the switch to attempt to test a connection.
Timeout in Seconds is the number of seconds to allow per attempt to test a connection before
determining that the current attempt has failed.
Testing the path between the switch and another device on an IP network
The ping test uses ICMP echo requests and ICMP echo replies to determine if another device is
alive. It also measures the amount of time it takes to receive a reply from the specified destination.
The ping command has several extended commands that allow advanced checking of destination
availability.
Syntax
ping ip-address | hostname [repetitions 1-10000] [timeout
1-60] [source [ ip-address | vlan-id | loopback 0-7 ]]
[data-size 0 - 65471] [data-fill 0-1024] [ip-option [
record-route | loose-source-route | strict-source-route |
include-timestamp | include-timestamp-and-address | include
timestamp-from ]] [tos 0-255]
ping6 ipv6-address | hostname [repetitions 1-10000] [timeout
1-60] [source [ ip-address | vlan-id | loopback 0-7 ]]
[data-size 0 - 65471] [data-fill 0-1024]
Sends ICMP echo requests to determine if another device is alive.
Target IP address or hostname of the destination
node being pinged
[ ip-address | hostname ]
Number of ping packets sent to the destination
address.
repetitions 1-10000
Default: 1
Timeout interval in seconds; the ECHO REPLY must
be received before this time interval expires for
the ping to be successful.
timeout 1-60
Default: 5
Source IP address, VLAN ID, or loopback address
used for the ping.
source [ ip-addr | vid | loopback 0-7
]
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