Dell C9000 Series Reference Manual page 112

Version
8.3.1.0
8.2.1.0
8.1.1.0
7.9.1.0
7.6.1.0
7.5.1.0
7.4.1.0
Usage Information When you enter the ping command without specifying an IP/IPv6 address (Extended
Ping), you are prompted for a target IP/IPv6 address, a repeat count, a datagram size
(up to 1500 bytes), a timeout (in seconds), and for extended commands. For
information on ICMP message types, refer to the Usage Information in
The following table provides descriptions for the ping command status response
symbols displayed in the output.
Symbol
!
.
U
Q
M
?
&
Example (IPv4)
Dell#ping 172.31.1.255
Type Ctrl-C to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 172.31.1.255, timeout is 2
seconds:
Reply to request 1 from 172.31.1.208 0 ms
Reply to request 1 from 172.31.1.216 0 ms
Reply to request 1 from 172.31.1.205 16 ms
::
Reply to request 5 from 172.31.1.209 0 ms
Reply to request 5 from 172.31.1.66 0 ms
Reply to request 5 from 172.31.1.87 0 ms
Dell#
Example (IPv6)
Dell#ping 100::1
Type Ctrl-C to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 100::1, timeout is 2 seconds:
Description
Introduced extended ping options.
Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale (IPv6).
Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale (IPv4).
Introduced VRF.
Introduced on the S-Series.
Introduced on the C-Series.
Added support for IPv6 address on the E-Series.
Description
Each exclamation point indicates receipt of a reply.
Each period indicates the network server timed out while
waiting for a reply.
A destination unreachable error PDU was received.
Source quench (destination too busy).
Could not fragment.
Unknown packet type.
Packet lifetime exceeded.
deny icmp.
Control and Monitoring 112