Network Management
Monitoring Network Events and Status
Matrix E1 Series (1G694-13) Configuration Guide 9-17
9.2.2.8 ping
Use this command to send ICMP echo-request packets to another node on the network.
ping {hostname [packet_count] | -s hostname}
Syntax Description
Command Defaults
The defaults for ping -s:
• packet_size is 64 bytes
The defaults for ping with no arguments:
• packet_size is 64 bytes
• packet_count is 3
• Wait time is 5 seconds
Command Mode
Read-Only.
Following are guidelines for the ping command without arguments:
• The ping host command is accepted in Read-only (RO) mode only. The
parameters take the default values automatically.
• The target IP address is a mandatory field to be entered.
hostname Specifies the IP address of the device to which the ping
will be sent.
packet_count
(Optional) Specifies the number of packets to send; valid
values are from 1 to 2,147,483,647.
-s Causes a continuous ping, sending one datagram per
second and printing one line of output for every response
received, until the user enters Ctrl+C.