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CAUTION: The burst option floods the network with ICMP echo packets,
and can cause network congestion. It may also affect your ability to
manage the Layer 3 Module. Consequently, avoid using the burst option
during periods of heavy network traffic.
To ping a host using the advanced options:
1 Enter the following at the top-level menu:
ip advancedPing
2 At the prompt, enter the host name or the IP address of the destination
host.
At the following prompts, enter the appropriate settings. Press [Enter] to
use the default value for an option and move onto the next option.
See Table 31 on page 120 for the default values and Table 32 on
page 120 for the range of valid values for an option.
3 Enter the number of ICMP request packets to send during a ping.
4 Enter the packet size, in bytes.
5 Enter the burst mode.
6 Enter the quiet mode.
7 Enter the wait value, in seconds.
burst When this option is enabled, the system sends out the
ICMP echo request packets as rapidly as possible.
When this option is enabled, it overrides the values set for
the quiet option and for the wait option.
The Layer 3 Module displays a period (.) on the screen each
time that it receives an ICMP echo relay packet. Use this
display to determine how many packets are being dropped
during the burst. This output is unique to the burst option
and overrides the value set in the quiet option.
sourceAddress Use this option to force the source address of the ICMP
packets to be something other than the IP address of the
interface from which the packet originated. You can use
this option if you have more than one IP interface defined
on the system.
When you enter this command, the system displays a list of
the currently defined interfaces and their index numbers.
Select the number of the interface that you want to use.
Table 32 Advanced Ping Options (continued)
Option Description
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