Setup guide

Ping
Document revision 15-Jul-2003 (1.10)
This document applies to Wandy RouterOS V2.8
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
General Information
Summary
Specifications
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Description
The Ping Command
Property Description
Notes
An example of Ping command
MAC Ping Server
Property Description
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
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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