Specifications

ping ipv6 interface
18-8 IPv6 Configuration
ping ipv6 interface
UsethiscommandtotestroutingnetworkconnectivitybysendingIPpingrequests.
Syntax
ping ipv6 interface {vlan vlan-id | tunnel tunnel-id | loopback loop-id}
{link-local-address ipv6-lladdr | ipv6-addr} [size num]
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Mode
Routerprivilegedexec:C3(su)‐>router#
Usage
Usethiscommandtopinganinterfacebyusingthelink‐localaddressortheglobalIPv6address
oftheinterface.Youcanusealoopback,tunnel,orlogicalinterfaceasthesource.Thesourceand
targetdevicesmusthavethepingutilityenabledandrunningontopofTCP/IP.
The
switchcanbepingedfromanyIPworkstationwithwhichtheswitchisconnectedthrough the
defaultVLAN(VLAN1),aslongasthereisaphysicalpathbetweentheswitchandthe
workstation.Theterminalinterfacesendsthreepingstothetargetstation.
Example
Thisexampleshowsoutputfromasuccessfulpingtolink‐localaddressfe80::211:88ff:fe55:4a7f.
C3(su)->router#ping ipv6 interface vlan 6 link-local-address
fe80::211:88ff:fe55:4a7f
Send count=3, Receive count=3 from fe80::211:88ff:fe55:4a7f
Average round trip time = 1.00 ms
vlanvlan‐id SpecifiesaVLANinterface asthesource.
tunneltunnel‐id Specifiesatunnelinterfaceasthesource.
loopbackloop‐id Specifiesaloopbackinterfaceasthesource.
link‐local‐address
ipv6‐lladdr
Specifiesalink‐localIPv6addresstoping.
ipv6‐addr SpecifiestheglobalIPv6addressofthesystemtoping.
Entertheaddress
intheformdocumentedinRFC4291,withtheaddressspecifiedin
hexadecimalusing16‐bitvaluesbetweencolons.
sizenum (Optional)Specifiesthesizeofthedatagrampacket.Thevalueofnumcan
rangefrom48to2048bytes.