126 CHAPTER 12: IP ADDRESSING CONFIGURATION
<Switch> ping 172.16.2.2
PING 172.16.2.2: 56 data bytes, press CTRL_C to break
Reply from 172.16.2.2: bytes=56 Sequence=1 ttl=255 time=25 ms
Reply from 172.16.2.2: bytes=56 Sequence=2 ttl=255 time=26 ms
Reply from 172.16.2.2: bytes=56 Sequence=3 ttl=255 time=26 ms
Reply from 172.16.2.2: bytes=56 Sequence=4 ttl=255 time=26 ms
Reply from 172.16.2.2: bytes=56 Sequence=5 ttl=255 time=26 ms
--- 172.16.2.2 ping statistics ---
5 packet(s) transmitted
5 packet(s) received
0.00% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 25/25/26 ms 
The information shown above indicates the switch can communicate with the 
hosts on the subnet 172.16.2.0/24.
# Use the ping command to verify the connectivity between hosts on the subnet 
172.16.1.0/24 and hosts on subnet 172.16.2.0/24. Ping Host B on Host A to verify 
that the ping operation is successful.
Displaying and 
Maintaining IP 
Addressing
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Display information about a specified 
or all Layer 3 interfaces 
display ip interface [ interface-type 
interface-number ] 
Available in 
any view 
Display brief information about a 
specified or all Layer 3 interfaces 
display ip interface brief 
[ interface-type interface-number ]