Redboot Commands; Common Commands; Arguments - Motorola IXP-9120 Reference Manual

RedBoot

RedBoot Commands

This section details the commands available in RedBoot.

Common Commands

The general format of commands is:
command <options, parameters>
Numbers, such as a memory location, may be specified in either decimal or hexadecimal
(requires a 0x prefix).
ping
S
YNTAX
ping [-v] [-n <count>] [-l <length>] [-t <timeouts>] [-r <rate>][-i
<IP_addr>] -h IP_addr
DESCRIPTION
The command checks the connectivity of the local network by sending special (ICMP)
ping
packets to a specific host. These packets should be automatically returned by that host. The
command will indicate how many of these round-trips were successfully completed.
Note: Make sure an ethernet interface is configured before using

Arguments

Be verbose, displaying information about each packet sent.
-v
-n <count>
-t <timeout>
Default is 1000ms (1 second).
-r <rate>
1000ms (1 second). Specifying "
-l <length>
length of that data. The default is 64 and the value is restricted to the range 64 .. 1400.
-i <local IP>
this is not recommended procedure, it can help diagnose some situations, for example where
BOOTP is not working properly.
-h <host IP>
IXP/CPCI-9120
Controls the number of packets to be sent. Default is 10 if -n is not specified.
How long to wait for the round-trip to complete, specified in milliseconds.
How fast to deliver packets, i.e. time between successive sends. Default is
-r 0
Each packet contains some amount of payload data. This option specifies the
This allows the ping command to override its local network address. While
The address of the other device to contact.
" will send packets as quickly as possible.
RedBoot Commands
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