Users Guide

CLI 365
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ping ipv6 {ipv6-address | hostname} [size packet_size] [count packet_count]
[timeout time_out] [source source-address]
Parameters
• ip —Use IPv4 to check the network connectivity.
•
ipv6 —Use IPv6 to check the network connectivity.
•
ipv4-address —IPv4 address to ping.
•
ipv6-address —Unicast or Multicast IPv6 address to ping. When the IPv6
address is a Link Local address (IPv6Z address), the outgoing interface
name must be specified. See
IPv6 Address Conventions .
•
hostname —Hostname to ping (Length: 1-160 characters. Maximum label
size for each part of the host name: 58.)
•
size packet_size —Number of bytes in the packet not including the VLAN
tag. The default is 64 bytes. (IPv4:64–1518, IPv6: 68–1518)
•
count packet_count —Number of packets to send, from 1 to 65535
packets. The default is 4 packets. If 0 is entered, it pings until stopped (0–
65535).
•
time time-out —Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply, from 50 to
65535 milliseconds. The default is 2000 milliseconds (50–65535).
•
source source-address —Source address (Unicast IPv4 address or global
Unicast IPv6 address).
Default Usage
N/A
Command Mode
Privileged EXEC mode
User Guidelines
Press Esc to stop pinging. Following are sample results of the ping command:
• Destination does not respond —If the host does not respond, a “no answer
from host” appears within 10 seconds.
•
Destination unreachable —The gateway for this destination indicates that
the destination is unreachable.