ping4
To diagnose basic network connectivity, use the ping4 command in rommon mode.
ping4 [host_ip_address ][retries]
Syntax Description
(Optional) IP address of the host to be pinged.
host_ip_address
(Optional) Number of retries.
retries
Command Modes
Rommon
Command History
ModificationRelease
This command was introduced.Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1
Usage Guidelines
The ping and ping4 commands are the same
A timeout is implemented at the bootloader device prompt, that allows the bootloader to poll the TCP stack
every 200 ms. As a result, the bootloader may take up to 200 ms to respond to pings. However, when the
bootloader is downloading a file, and thus actively polling for new packets, it responds to ping quickly.
Examples
The following is sample output from the ping4 host_ip_address command:
Device: ping4 10.29.27.5
Ping 10.29.27.5 with 32 bytes of data ...
Host 10.29.27.5 is alive.
Related Commands
DescriptionCommand
Diagnoses basic network connectivity.ping
Determines the network connectivity to
another device using IPv6 addressing.
ping6
Command Reference, Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.5.1a (Catalyst 3650 Switches)
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ping4