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Testing the path between the switch and another device on an IP network
The ping test uses ICMP echo requests and ICMP echo replies to determine if another device is alive. It also
measures the amount of time it takes to receive a reply from the specified destination. The ping command has
several extended commands that allow advanced checking of destination availability.
Syntax:
ping {<ip-address | hostname | switch-num>} [repetitions <1-10000>] [timeout
<1-60>] [{source <ip-address> | <vlan-id>}] [data-size <0-65471>] [data-fill
<0-1024>]
ping6 {<ip-address | hostname | [switch-num>]} [repetitions <1-10000>] [timeout
<1-60>] [{source <ip-address> | <vlan-id>}] [data-size <0-65471>] [data-fill
<0-1024>]
Sends ICMP echo requests to determine if another device is alive.
{< ip-address | hostname >}
Target IP address or hostname of the destination node
being pinged
repetitions <1-10000>
Number of ping packets sent to the destination
address.
Default: 1
timeout <1-60>
Timeout interval in seconds; the ECHO REPLY must
be received before this time interval expires for the
ping to be successful.
Default: 5
source {<ip-addr | hostname>}
Source IP address or hostname. The source IP
address must be owned by the router. If a VLAN is
specified, the IP address associated with the specified
VLAN is used.
data-size <0-65471>
Size of packet sent.
Default: 0 (zero)
data-fill <0-1024>
The data pattern in the packet.
Default: Zero length string
Ping tests
switch# ping 10.10.10.10
10.10.10.10 is alive, time = 15 ms
switch# ping 10.10.10.10 repetitions 3
10.10.10.10 is alive, iteration 1, time = 15 ms
10.10.10.10 is alive, iteration 1, time = 15 ms
10.10.10.10 is alive, iteration 1, time = 15 ms
switch# ping 10.10.10.10 timeout 2
10.10.10.10 is alive, time = 10 ms
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ArubaOS-Switch 16.05