Cli: Ping Or Link Tests - HP ProCurve Management And Configuration Manual

Troubleshooting
Diagnostic Tools
Basic Ping
Operation
Ping with
Repetitions
Ping with
Repetitions
and Timeout
Ping Failure
Figure C-17. Examples of Ping Tests
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Number of Packets to Send is the number of times you want the switch to
attempt to test a connection.
Timeout in Seconds is the number of seconds to allow per attempt to test a
connection before determining that the current attempt has failed.
To halt a Link or Ping test before it concludes, click on the Stop button.
To reset the screen to its default settings, click on the Defaults button.

CLI: Ping or Link Tests

Ping Tests. You can issue single or multiple ping tests with varying repeti­
tions and timeout periods. The defaults and ranges are:
Repetitions: 1 (1 - 999)
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Timeout: 5 seconds (1 - 256 seconds)
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Syntax: ping < ip-address > [repetitions < 1 - 999 >] [timeout < 1 - 256 >]
To halt a ping test before it concludes, press
To use the ping (or traceroute) command with host names or fully qualified
domain names, refer to "DNS Resolver" on page C-50.
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