Concept Guide

ping
ping <ipaddress> | ipv6 {<global-address> | interface vlan <vlanid> <linklocal-address>}
count
df-flag
packet-size
source
Description
This command sends five ICMP echo packets to the specified ip address. You can also ping the specified IPv6
address.
Syntax
Parameter Description
Default Range
<ipaddress>
Destination IP Address
— —
ipv6
l <global-address>
l interface vlan
<vlanid>
<linklocal-
address>
Specify this parameter to ping an IPv6
address.
l Specify the IPv6 global address.
l Specify the IPv6 link local address of a
specific VLAN interface.
— —
count
The number of ping packets sent to the tar-
get IPaddress.
5 1 - 100
df-flag
Sets the Don't Fragment flag. — —
packet-size
The size, in bytes, of a ping datagram 100 bytes 10 - 2000
source
Sets the source interface for a ping data-
gram. The source can be a valid VLANID
or a Management Interface.
— —
Usage Guidelines
You can send five ICMP echo packets to a specified IP address. The controller times out after two seconds. You
can also ping the specified IPv6 address.
Examples
The following example pings 10.10.10.5.
(host) #ping 10.10.10.5
The sample controller output is:
Press 'q' to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10.10.10.5, timeout is 2 seconds:!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 0.408/0.5434/1.073 ms
The following example pings the specified IPv6 global address:
(host) #ping ipv6 2005:d81f:f9f0:1001::14
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