Command Line Interface
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7.25.5 ping
This command sends ICMP echo request packets to another node on the
network.
Syntax
ping <host> [count <count>][size <size>]
• host - IP address or IP alias of the host.
• count - Number of packets to send. (Range: 1-16, default: 5)
• size - Number of bytes in a packet. (Range: 32-512, default: 32)
The actual packet size will be eight bytes larger than the size
specified because the ECN330-switch adds header information.
Default Setting
This command has no default for the host.
Command Mode
Normal Exec, Privileged Exec
Command Usage
• Use the ping command to verify connectivity between the ECN330-
switch and another node.
• Following are some results of the ping command:
• Normal response -The normal response occurs in one to ten
seconds, depending on network traffic.
• Destination does not respond - If the host does not
respond, a “timeout” appears in ten seconds.
• Destination unreachable - The gateway for this destination
indicates that the destination is unreachable.
• Network or host unreachable - The gateway found no
corresponding entry in the route table.
• Press <Esc> to stop pinging.