Dell PowerConnect 5424 Command Line Interface Guide

System Management 401
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 ]
• ping ipv6 { ipv6-address | hostname } [ size packet_size ] [ count packet_count ] [ timeout time_out ]
• ipv6 — IPv6 checks the network connectivity.
• ip4-address — Destination host IPv4 address.
• 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 — hostname to ping. (Range: 1 - 158 characters)
• packet_size — Number of bytes in a packet. The actual packet size is eight bytes larger than
the size specified because the switch adds header information. (Range: 56 - 1472 bytes)
• packet_count — Number of packets to send. If 0 is entered it pings until stopped.
(Range: 0 - 65535 packets)
• time_out — Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply. (Range: 50 - 65535 milliseconds).
Default Configuration
timeout time_out — The default is 2000 milliseconds.
Command Mode
User EXEC mode.
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Dell PowerConnect 5424 Specifications

General

Ports	24 x 10/100/1000Base-T
Switching Capacity	48 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	35.7 Mpps
VLAN Support	Yes
Rack Mountable	Yes
Power Supply	Internal
MAC Address Table Size	8K entries
RAM	128 MB
Flash Memory	16 MB
Voltage Required	100-240V AC
Management	Web, CLI, SNMP
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C
Storage Temperature	-20°C to 70°C
Humidity	10% to 90% (non-condensing)
Standards Compliance	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP, RMON, Telnet
Features	QoS, VLAN, Link Aggregation