Ping - Fujitsu SPARC Enterprise M3000 Xscf Reference Manual

NAME ping - send the ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to the network host or the network
device
SYNOPSIS ping [-c count] [-q] host
ping -h
DESCRIPTION The ping(8) command utilizes the ICMP ECHO_REQUEST datagram to elicit an
ICMP ECHO_RESPONSE from the specified host or network device.
When the ping(8) command normally executed, the network between XSCF and
the specified host or network device can be judged as normal. And the network
performance can be measured from the result.
You must have one of the following privileges to run this command:
Privileges
■
■
■
■
Refer to setprivileges(8) for more information.
OPTIONS The following options are supported:
-c count
-h
-q
OPERANDS The following operand is supported:
host
To execute the command to DSCP address:
platadm, fieldeng
To execute the command to "localhost" or to the loopback address (127.0.0.0/8):
fieldeng
To execute the command to Inter SCF Network (ISN):
fieldeng
The case other than those above:
No privileges are required.
Specifies the number of times to send the packet. After sent the
packet for the number of specified times and received its
response, the ping(8) command terminates. If omitted, the
command continues sending the packet until the interrupt
occurs.
Displays usage statement. When used with other options or
operands, an error occurs.
Suppresses the output. Outputs the data at the start and at the
end of the command.
Specifies the network host or the network device to send the
packet. Can be specified with host name or IP address.

ping(8)

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