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xStack® DGS-3420 Series Layer 2 Managed Stackable Gigabit Switch CLI Reference Guide
DGS-3420-28SC:admin#
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Description
This command is used to send Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo messages to a remote
IPv6 address. The remote IPv6 address will then "echo" or return the message. This is used to confirm
connectivity between the switch and the remote device.
Format
ping6 [<ipv6addr> | <domain_name 255>] {times <value 1-255> | size <value 1-6000> | timeout
<sec 1-99> | source_ip <ipv6addr>}
Parameters
<ipv6addr> - Enter the IPv6 address of the host here.
<domain_name 255> - Enter the domain name of the host here. This name can be up to 255
characters long.
times - (Optional) Specify the number of individual ICMP echo messages to be sent.
<value 1-255> - Specify the number of individual ICMP echo messages to be sent. A value of
0 will send an infinite ICMP echo messages. The maximum value is 255. The default is 0.
size - (Optional) Specify the size.
<value 1-6000> - Specify the size. A value of 1 to 6000 can be specified. The default is 100.
timeout - (Optional) Specify the time-out period while waiting for a response from the remote
device.
<value 1-99> - Specify the time-out period while waiting for a response from the remote
device. A value of 1 to 99 can be specified. The default is 1 second.
source_ip - Specifies the source IPv6 address of the ping packets. If specified, the IPv6 address
will be used as the packets' source IPv6 address that ping send to remote host.
<ipv6addr> - Enter the source IPv6 addres used here.
Restrictions
None.
Example
To send ICMP echo message to "3FFE:2::D04D:7878:66D:E5BC" for 10 times:
DGS-3420-28SC:admin#ping6 3FFE:2::D04D:7878:66D:E5BC times 10 size 6000 timeout 10
Command: ping6 3FFE:2::D04D:7878:66D:E5BC times 10 size 6000 timeout 10
Reply from 3FFE:2::D04D:7878:66D:E5BC, bytes=6000 time<10 ms
Reply from 3FFE:2::D04D:7878:66D:E5BC, bytes=6000 time<10 ms
Reply from 3FFE:2::D04D:7878:66D:E5BC, bytes=6000 time<10 ms
Reply from 3FFE:2::D04D:7878:66D:E5BC, bytes=6000 time<10 ms
Reply from 3FFE:2::D04D:7878:66D:E5BC, bytes=6000 time<10 ms
Reply from 3FFE:2::D04D:7878:66D:E5BC, bytes=6000 time<10 ms
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