ping
This command sends ICMP echo request packets to another node on the
network.
Syntax
ping <host_name | ip_address>
•
host_name - Alias of the host.
ip_address - IP address of the host.
•
Default Setting
None
Command Mode
Exec
Command Usage
•
Use the ping command to see if another site on the network can be
reached.
The following are some results of the ping command:
•
–
Normal response - The normal response occurs in one to ten
seconds, depending on network traffic.
–
Destination does not respond - If the host does not respond, a
"timeout" appears in ten seconds.
–
Destination unreachable - The gateway for this destination indi
cates that the destination is unreachable.
–
Network or host unreachable - The gateway found no corre
sponding entry in the route table.
•
Press
to stop pinging.
[Esc]
Example
HP420#ping 10.1.0.9
10.1.0.9 is alive
HP420#
Command Line Reference
General Commands
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