User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Network Configuration
- Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
- Chapter 4 Initial Configuration
- Chapter 5 System Configuration
- Chapter 6 Command Line Interface
- Using the Command Line Interface
- Entering Commands
- Command Groups
- General Commands
- System Management Commands
- SNMP Commands
- Flash/File Commands
- RADIUS Client
- 802.1x Port Authentication
- Filtering Commands
- Interface Commands
- interface
- dns server
- ip address
- ip dhcp
- shutdown
- speed-duplex
- show interface ethernet
- radio-mode
- select-antenna-mode
- description
- ssid-broadcast
- closed-system
- speed
- channel
- ssid
- beacon-interval
- dtim-period
- fragmentation-length
- rts-threshold
- authentication
- encryption
- key
- transmit-key
- transmit-power
- max-association
- multicast-cipher
- wpa-clients
- wpa-mode
- wpa-preshared-key
- wpa-psk-type
- shutdown
- show interface wireless
- show station
- IAPP Commands
- VLAN Commands
- Appendix A Troubleshooting
- Appendix B Specifications
- Appendix C Cables and Pinouts
- Glossary
- Index
General Commands
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ping
This command sends ICMP echo request packets to another
node on the network.
Syntax
ping <host_name | ip_address>
• host_name - Alias of the host.
• ip_address - IP address of the host.
Default Setting
None
Command Mode
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.
Example
SMC-AP#ping 10.1.0.19
192.168.1.19 is alive
SMC-AP#