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When you enter the ping command without specifying an IP/IPv6 address (Extended Ping), you are
prompted for a target IP/IPv6 address, a repeat count, a datagram size (up to 1500 bytes), a timeout in
seconds, and for Extended Commands. See Appendix , for information on the ICMP message codes
that return from a ping command.
Figure 4-7. Command Example: ping (IPv4)
Figure 4-8. Command Example: ping (IPv6)
Version 8.3.5.0 Introduced on the S55.
Version 8.3.1.0 Introduced extended ping options.
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale (IPv6)
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale (IPv4)
Version 7.9.1.0 Introduced VRF
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on S-Series
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced support for C-Series
Version 7.4.1.0 Added support for IPv6 address on E-Series
Force10#ping 172.31.1.255
Type Ctrl-C to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 172.31.1.255, timeout is 2 seconds:
Reply to request 1 from 172.31.1.208 0 ms
Reply to request 1 from 172.31.1.216 0 ms
Reply to request 1 from 172.31.1.205 16 ms
:
:
Reply to request 5 from 172.31.1.209 0 ms
Reply to request 5 from 172.31.1.66 0 ms
Reply to request 5 from 172.31.1.87 0 ms
Force10#
Force10#ping 100::1
Type Ctrl-C to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 100::1, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100.0 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 0/0/0 (ms)
Force10#