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Option
Description
interface
Designates which interface to
-i
send and receive the probe
packet through.
Replaces host names with IP
-n
addresses.
Pings continuously in one-
-s
second intervals. Ctrl-C
aborts. Upon abort, statistics
are displayed.
Displays the route the probe
-svR
packet followed in one second
intervals.
The following example shows output for the ping -s command.
#
ping -s teddybear
PING teddybear: 56 data bytes
64 bytes from teddybear (192.146.77.140): icmp_seq=0. time=1.
ms
64 bytes from teddybear (192.146.77.140): icmp_seq=1. time=0.
ms
64 bytes from teddybear (192.146.77.140): icmp_seq=2. time=0.
ms
^C
----teddybear PING Statistics----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip (ms)
9.5.6
ps Command
The ps command lists the status of system processes. Using options and rearranging
the command output can assist in determining the Sun Ultra 45 or Ultra 25
workstation resource allocation.
(Continued)
ping
min/avg/max = 0/0/1
Chapter 9 Solaris 10 Predictive Self-Healing and Solaris Diagnostics
How It Can Help
Enables a simple check of secondary network interfaces.
Used when an address is more beneficial than a host
name.
Helps identify intermittent or long-duration network
events. By piping
ping
overnight can later be viewed at once.
Indicates probe packet route and number of hops.
Comparing multiple routes can identify bottlenecks.
output to a file, activity
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