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Overview
Ping Command
ping <destination IP_name
or address>
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Ping (Packet Internet Gopher) is a program used to test reachability of destinations
by sending them an ICMP echo request and waiting for a reply.
The ping command sends a ping (ICMP echo request) to a remote IP host. This
tool to test connectivity can also be initiated from an SNMP station. The CLI can
perform a ping with either verbose or background selected, but not both. Verbose
causes the CLI to display information for each PING transmitted. Background
causes the CLI to start the PING request and returns you to the prompt until results
are ready.
You can configure the following parameters for the ping command:
background [yes | no]
count <maximum packets>
data <string>
interval <seconds>
self_destroy_delay <minutes>
size <data size>
timeout <period>
verbose [yes | no]
Parameters
Description
<IP_name or
IP address in dotted notation, or host name of remote system.
address>
background
When selected, pings are run in a background process on your screen. Can
choose either background or verbose, not both. The default is NO.
count
Number of pings requests to send. The default is 1. The range is 1-1000.
data
String value specifying data to be sent.
Note: If data length is bigger than ping size, only the first ping size octets are
used. If data length is zero, the server uses random data. If data length is
smaller than ping size, the data pattern will be repeated as many times as
necessary to fill up the transmission buffer.
The range is 0-255 ASCII characters.
interval
Period in seconds between successive ping requests. Note that the actual
interval might be different for any given transmission, because the server will
not send a new request before a previous request is completed (replied to or
timed-out). The default is 1 second. The range is 1-65535.
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