Command line interface Command line reference
IX14 User Guide
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Syntax
ping <host> [interface STRING] [source STRING] [ipv6] [size INTEGER] [count
INTEGER] [broadcast]
Parameters
host: The name or address of the remote host to send ICMP ping requests to. If broadcast is enabled,
can be the broadcast address.
interface: The network interface to send ping packets from when the host is reachable over a default
route. If not specified, the system's primary default route will be used.
source: The ping command will send a packet with the source address set to the IP address of this
interface, rather than the address of the interface the packet is sent from.
ipv6: If a hostname is defined as the value of the 'host' parameter, use the hosts IPV6 address.
size: The number of bytes sent in the ICMP ping request. (Minimum: 0, Default: 56)
count: The number of ICMP ping requests to send before terminating. (Minimum: 1, Default: 100)
broadcast: Enable broadcast ping functionality.
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