ping
Enterasys B5 CLI Reference 19-17
Defaults
Ifdistanceisnotspecified,thedefaultvalueof1 willbeapplied.
Mode
Globalconfiguration:B5(su)‐>router(Config)#
Example
ThisexampleshowshowtosetIPaddress10.1.2.3asthenexthopgatewaytodestinationaddress
10.0.0.0:
B5(su)->router(Config)#ip route 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 10.1.2.3
ping
UsethiscommandtotestroutingnetworkconnectivitybysendingIPpingrequests.
Syntax
ping ip-address
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Mode
PrivilegedEXEC:B5(su)‐>router#
Usage
Thiscommandisalsoavailableinswitchmode.
Examples
ThisexampleshowsoutputfromasuccessfulpingtoIPaddress182.127.63.23:
B5(su)->router#ping 182.127.63.23
182.127.63.23 is alive
ThisexampleshowsoutputfromanunsuccessfulpingtoIPaddress182.127.63.24:
B5(su)->router#ping 182.127.63.24
no answer from 182.127.63.24
traceroute
Usethiscommandtodisplayahop‐by‐hoppaththroughanIPnetworkfromthedevicetoa
specificdestinationhost.ThreeICMPprobeswillbetransmittedforeachhopbetweenthesource
andthetraceroutedestination.
Syntax
traceroute host
ip‐address SpecifiestheIPaddressofthesystemtoping.