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ping
Purpose Tests whether a host or other device is active and reachable. To interrupt the
“ping” command, use Ctrl-C.
Required permissions For products with two or more users, permissions must be set to
“set permissions ping=execute” for a user to use this command. See
"set permissions" for details on setting user permissions for commands.
Syntax ping ipaddress [options]
Options ipaddress
Identifies the target of the “ping” command by its IP address.
options
The options associated with the “ping” command, which are:
count=0|n
The number of “ping” commands to be issued. 0 means ping until
interrupted. The default is 0.
size=bytes
The number of bytes to send in each ping packet. The default is 56 bytes.
version=v4|v6
The Internet protocol version of ping packet. The default is v4.
iface=interface name or ip address as source
The interface name or IP address that will be used as source of ping packet.
The default is eth0.
Example Specify a simple ping
The following command determines whether the specified host can be reached:
#> ping 199.150.150.10