Reference Guide

ping
Test connectivity between the system and another device by sending echo requests and waiting for replies.
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Syntax
ping [host | ip-address | ipv6-address] [count {number |
continuous}] [datagram-size] [timeout] [source (ip src-ipv4-
address) | interface] [tos] [df-bit (y|n)] [validate-reply(y|
n)] [outgoing-interface] [pattern pattern] [sweep-min-size]
[
sweep-max-size] [sweep-interval] [ointerface (ip src-ipv4-
address) | interface]
Parameters
host (OPTIONAL) Enter the host name of the devices to which you are
testing connectivity.
ip-address (OPTIONAL) Enter the IPv4 address of the device to which you are
testing connectivity. The address must be in the dotted decimal
format.
ipv6-address (OPTIONAL) E-Series only: Enter the IPv6 address, in the x:x:x:x::x
format, to which you are testing connectivity.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of
zeros.
count Enter the number of echo packets to be sent. The default is 5.
• number: from 1 to 2147483647
• continuous: transmit echo request continuously
datagram size Enter the ICMP datagram size. The range is from 36 to 15360 bytes.
The default is 100.
timeout Enter the interval to wait for an echo reply before timing out. The
range is from 0 to 3600 seconds. The default is 2 seconds.
source Enter the IPv4 or IPv6 source ip address or the source interface. For
IPv6 addresses, you may enter global addresses only. Enter the IP
address in A.B.C.D format.
• For a Port Channel interface, enter the keyword port-
channel then a number: The range is from 1 to 128.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
fortyGigE then the slot/port information.
• For a Tunnel interface, enter the keyword tunnel then a
number from 1 to 16383.
• For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then a
number from 1 to 4094.
tos (IPv4 only) Enter the type of service required. The range is from 0 to
255. The default is 0.
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