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88 ExtremeWarePx1 1.2 Command Reference Guide
Commands for Managing the Switch
ping
ping
{continuous}
[<IP address> | <hostname>]
Description
Enables you to send Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo messages or to a remote IP device.
Syntax Description
Default
N/A.
Usage Guidelines
The ping command is used to test for connectivity to a speciÞc host; it is available for both the user and
administrator privilege level.
If a ping request fails, the switch continues to send ping messages until interrupted.
You can press any key to interrupt a ping request.
Use of the hostname parameter requires that DNS be enabled.
Example
This example identiÞes the remote device by its host name; the ping is successful.
SummitPx1:13 # ping www.ExtremeNetworks.com
www.ExtremeNetworks.com is alive
This example causes continuous ICMP echo messages to be sent to a remote host.
SummitPx1:15 # ping continuous www.ExtremeNetworks.com
PING www.ExtremeNetworks.com (10.0.1.236): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 10.0.1.236: icmp_seq=0. time=0 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.236: icmp_seq=1. time=0 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.236: icmp_seq=2. time=0 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.236: icmp_seq=3. time=0 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.236: icmp_seq=4. time=0 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.236: icmp_seq=5. time=0 ms
----www.ExtremeNetworks.com PING Statistics----
6 packets transmitted, 6 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 0/0/0
continuous Specifies that ICMP echo messages are to be sent continuously. This option
can be interrupted by pressing any key.
IP address The IP address of the host.
hostname The name of the host.