Setup guide

Example
General Information
Summary
Ping uses Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo messages to determine if a remote host
is active or inactive and to determine the round-trip delay when communicating with it.
Specifications
Packages required: system
License required: level1
, /tool mac-server ping
Standards and Technologies: ICMP
Hardware usage: Not significant
Related Documents
• Package Management
Description
Ping sends ICMP echo (ICMP type 8) message to the host and waits for the ICMP echo-reply
(ICMP type 0) from that host. The interval between these events is called round trip. If the response
(that is called pong) has not come until the end of the interval, we assume it has timed out. The
second significant parameter reported is ttl (Time to Live). Is is decremented at each machine in
which the packet is processed. The packet will reach its destination only when the ttl is greater than
the number of routers between the source and the destination.
The Ping Command
Command name: /ping
Property Description
(IP address | MAC address) - IP or MAC address for destination host
size (integer: 28..65535; default: 64) - size of the IP packet (in bytes, including the IP and ICMP
headers)
do-not-fragment - if added, packets will not be fragmented
interval (time: 10ms..5s; default: 1s) - delay between messages
count (integer; default: 0) - how many times ICMP packets will be sent
• 0 - Ping continues till [Ctrl]+[C] is pressed
ttl (integer: 1..255; default: 255) - time To Live (TTL) value of the ICMP packet
Notes