Dell PowerConnect 3524

System Management 415
System Management
ping
The ping User EXEC mode command sends ICMP echo request packets to another node on the
network.
Syntax
• ping ip-address | hostname [ size packet_size ] [ count packet_count ] [ timeout time_out ]
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ping ipv6 { ipv6-address | hostname } [ size packet_size ] [ count packet_count ] [ timeout
time_out ] ip-address — IP address to ping.
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ipv6 — IPv6 checks the network connectivity.
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ip4-address — Destination host IPv4 address.
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ipv6-address — Unicast or multicast IPv6 address to ping. When the IPv6 address is a Link
Local address (IPv6Z address), the outgoing interface name must be specified. Refer to the
usage guidelines for the interface name syntax.
hostname — Host name to ping. (Range: 1 -
158 characters)
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packet_size — Number of bytes in a packet. The actual packet size is eight bytes larger than
the specified size specified because the device adds header information.
(Range: 56 - 1472 bytes)
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packet_count — Number of packets to send. If 0 is entered, it pings until stopped. (Range: 0 -
65535 packets)
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time_out — Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply. (Range: 50 - 65535 milliseconds)
Default Configuration
• Default packet size is 56 bytes.
• Default number of packets to send is 4.
• Default timeout value is 2000 milliseconds.
Command Mode
User EXEC mode.
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