Link Tests - HP ProCurve 6120G/XG Configuration Manual

Basic Ping
Operation
Ping with
Repetitions
Ping with
Repetitions
and Timeout
Ping Failure
Figure C-12. Examples of Ping Tests
To halt a ping test before it concludes, press
N o t e
To use the ping (or traceroute) command with host names or fully qualified
domain names, refer to "DNS Resolver" on page C-78.

Link Tests

You can issue single or multiple link tests with varying repetitions and timeout
periods. The defaults are:
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source <ip-addr | oobm | vlan-id >
Source IP address, VLAN ID, or oobm. The source IP address
must be owned by the router. If a VLAN is specified, the IP
address associated with the specified VLAN is used. For
switches that have a separate out-of-band management
(OOBM) port, oobm specifies that the traffic originates from
the out-of-band management port.
data-size <0-65471>
Size of packet sent. Default: 0 (zero)
data-fill <0-1024>
The data pattern in the packet. Default: Zero length string
Repetitions: 1 (1 - 999)
Timeout: 5 seconds (1 - 256 seconds)
Troubleshooting
Diagnostic Tools
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