Command Reference Guide

SROS Command Line Interface Reference Guide Basic Mode Command Set

ping <address>

Use the ping command (at the Basic Command Mode prompt) to verify IP network connectivity.

Syntax Description

<address> Optional.

Specifies the IP address of the system to ping. Entering the

ping

command

with no specified address prompts the user with parameters for a more detailed

ping

configuration. See

Functional Notes

(below) for more information.

Default Values

No default value necessary for this command.

Command Modes

> or # Basic or Enable Command Mode

Functional Notes

The

ping

command helps diagnose basic IP network connectivity using the Packet InterNet Groper program to

repeatedly bounce Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo_Request packets off a system (using a

specified IP address). The Secure Router OS allows executing a standard

ping

request to a specified IP

address or provides a set of prompts to configure a more specific

ping

configuration.

The following is a list of output messages from the

ping

command:

Success

Destination Host Unreachable

Invalid Host Address

TTL Expired in Transit

Unknown Host

Request Timed Out

The following is a list of available extended

ping

fields with descriptions:

Target IP address:

Specifies the IP address of the system to ping.

Repeat Count:

Number of ping packets to send to the system (valid range: 1 to 1000000).

Datagram Size: