Ping - Cisco ONS 15501 User Manual

Chapter 4 Command Reference

ping

To ping an IP address, use the ping command.
Syntax Description.
ip-address
count
Defaults None
Command Types
Changes configuration
Command Modes Master password protected
Command History Release
EDFA 1.0
Usage Guidelines If no value is entered for the count, the system will default to 5. The system will accept a maximum count
of 20.
If the ping is issued from a Telnet session, control-c will stop the ping. If the ping is issued from a serial
port, control-c will not stop the ping.
Examples The following example shows how to ping an IP address.
edfa > ping 192.168.0.1
PING 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1): 56 data bytes
--- 192.168.0.1 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss
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ping ip-address [count]
Modification
This command was introduced.
Specifies the IP address of the host to ping.
Specifies the number of ping packets to be sent.
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