ping
This command sends ICMP echo request packets to another node on the
network.
Syntax
ping <hostname | ip>
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hostname - Alias of the host.
ip - IP address of the host.
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Default Setting
N/A
Command Mode
Manager Exec
Command Usage
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Use the ping command to see if another site on the network can be
reached.
The following are some results of the ping command:
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Normal response - The normal response occurs in one to ten
seconds, depending on network traffic.
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Destination does not respond - If the host does not respond, a
"timeout" appears in ten seconds.
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Destination unreachable - The gateway for this destination indi-
cates that the destination is unreachable.
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Network or host unreachable - The gateway found no corre-
sponding entry in the route table.
Example
ProCurve Access Point 530# ping 10.1.0.9
10.1.0.9 is alive
ProCurve Access Point 530#
Command Line Reference
General Commands
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