Switch 7700 Command reference Guide, v2.0

Network Connection Test Commands 453
-d: Configure the socket to be in DEBUGGING mode.
interface-type: Specify the interface type.
interface-num: Specify the interface number.
interface-name: Specify the interface name.
-i: Configure to choose packet sent on the interface.
-n: Configure to take the host parameter as IP address without domain name
resolution.
-p: pattern is the hexadecimal padding of ICMP ECHO-REQUEST, e.g. -p ff pads
the packet completely with ff.
-q: Configure not to display any other detailed information except statistics.
-r: Record route.
-s packetsize: Specify the length of ECHO-REQUEST (excluding IP and ICMP
packet header) in bytes.
-t timeout: Maximum waiting time after sending the ECHO-REQUEST (measured
in ms).
-v: Show other received ICMP packets (non ECHO-RESPONSE).
host: Destination host domain name or IP address.
ip: Choose IP ICMP packet.
Description
Using the ping command, you can check the IP network connection and the
reachability of the host.
By default, when the parameters are not specified:
■ The ECHO-REQUEST message will be sent for 5 times.
■ socket is not in DEBUGGING mode.
■ host will be treated as IP address first. If it is not an IP address, perform domain
name resolution.
■ The default padding operation starts from 0x01 and ends on 0x09
(progressively), then performs again.
■ Show all the information including statistics.
■ Routes are not recorded.
■ Send ECHO-REQUEST according to route selection.
■ Default length of ECHO-REQUEST is 56 bytes.
■ Default timeout of ECHO-RESPONSE is 2000ms.
■ Do not display other ICMP packets (non ECHO-RESPONSE).