Specifications

ping
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ping
ping {udp} {[continuous | count <count>]} {start-size <start-size>}
{end-size <end-size}} {interval <interval>} {ttl <ttl>} {tos <tos>}
{vr <vrid>} <host>
Description
Enables you to send User Datagram Protocol (UDP) or Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo
messages or to a remote IP device.
Syntax Description
Default
N/A.
Usage Guidelines
The ping command is used to test for connectivity to a specific host.
The ping command is available for both the user and administrator privilege level.
If a ping request fails, the switch continues to send ping messages until interrupted. Press any key or
[Ctrl] + C to interrupt a
ping request.
Example
The following command enables continuous ICMP echo messages to be sent to a remote host:
ping continuous 123.45.67.8
udp Specifies that the ping request should use UDP instead of ICMP.
continuous Specifies that UDP or ICMP echo messages to be sent continuously. This
option can be interrupted by pressing any key.
start-size Specifies the size, in bytes, of the packet to be sent, or the starting size if
incremental packets are to be sent.
end-size Specifies the end size, in bytes, of the packet to be sent, when incremental
packets are sent.
vr Specifies the virtual route to use for sending out the echo message. If not
specified, the virtual router assigned to the default VLAN is used.
tos Sets the TOS value.
ttl Sets the TTL value.
dont-fragment Sets the IP to not fragment the bit.
interval Sets the time interval between sending out ping requests.
host Specifies a IPV4 host to ping.