3Com 3CRWEASYA73 / WL-575 User Manual page 142

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HAPTER OMMAND INE
ping
This command sends ICMP echo request packets to another node on the
network.
Syntax
Default Setting
Command Mode
Command Usage
Example
AP #ping 10.1.0.19
10.1.0.19 is alive
AP #
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NTERFACE
ping <host_name | ip_address>
• host_name - Alias of the host.
• ip_address - IP address of the host.
None
Exec
• Use the ping command to see if another site on the network can be
reached.
• The following are some results of the ping command:
- Normal response - The normal response occurs in one to ten seconds,
depending on network traffic.
- Destination does not respond - If the host does not respond, a
"timeout" appears in ten seconds.
- Destination unreachable - The gateway for this destination indicates that
the destination is unreachable.
- Network or host unreachable - The gateway found no corresponding
entry in the route table.
• Press <Esc> to stop pinging.
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