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Using Operating Commands
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The console displays one of the following messages when you issue a ping
command. If you enter a value in the
<repeat_count> argument, the system
displays one of the following messages for the default ping, plus one for each
additional ping:
•An
alive message: This message appears if the system receives an ICMP
echo response from the target device within the <timeout> allowed. The
message also indicates the size of the test packet. A sample message follows:
ping: 192.32.1.151 is alive (size = 16 bytes)
•A does not respond message: This message appears if the system does not
receive an ICMP echo response from the target device within the <timeout>
allowed. A sample message follows:
ping: 193.32.1.151 does not respond
•An ICMP host unreachable from y.y.y.y message: This message appears if
the local Bay Networks router or remote router whose address is y.y.y.y cannot
forward the ping request any further along the path to the target device. A
sample message follows, where 192.32.243.1 is the address of the ICMP host:
ping: ICMP host unreachable from 192.32.243.1
•A target address is unreachable message: The local Bay Networks router
previously issued an
ICMP host unreachable from y.y.y.y message. Within
40 seconds, the local Bay Networks router received a subsequent ICMP echo
request addressed to the same target device. The ARP timed out or the address
could not be resolved. A sample message follows:
ping: 192.32.1.151 is unreachable