4000 Router Series Network Management and Monitoring Command Reference

source interface

Use source interface to configure the source interface for ICMP echo request packets.

Use undo source interface to restore the default.

Syntax

source interface interface-type interface-number

undo source interface

Default

No source interface is configured for ICMP echo request packets.

Views

ICMP echo operation view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

Parameters

interface-type interface-number: Specifies an interface by its type and number.

Usage guidelines

If you configure both the source interface command and the source ip command, the source ip command

takes effect.

The specified source interface must be up. Otherwise, no ICMP echo requests can be sent out.

Examples

# Specify the IP address of interface Ethernet 1/1 as the source IP address of ICMP echo request packets.

<Sysname> system-view

[Sysname] nqa entry admin test

[Sysname-nqa-admin-test] type icmp-echo

[Sysname-nqa-admin-test-icmp-echo] source interface ethernet 1/1

Related commands

source ip

Use source ip to configure the source IP address for probe packets.

Use undo source ip to remove the configured source address. The IP address of the interface that sends

a probe packet serves as the source IP address of the probe packet.

Syntax

source ip ip-address

undo source ip

Default

No source IP address is configured for probe packets.