Hub/Switch Reference Guide

IP Services Commands 117
Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Command Line Reference
See Also
• clear summertime on page 105
• set summertime on page 140
• set timedate on page 142
• set timezone on page 143
• show summertime on page 160
• show timedate on page 161
• show timezone on page 161
ping
Tests IP connectivity between a WSS and another device. WSS Software sends an Internet Control Message Protocol
(ICMP) echo packet to the specified device and listens for a reply packet.
Syntax ping host [count num-packets] [dnf] [flood] [interval time] [size size] [source-ip ip-
addr | vlan-name]
Defaults
• count—5.
• dnf—Disabled.
host IP address, MAC address, hostname, alias, or user to ping.
count num-packets
Number of ping packets to send. You can specify from 0 through
2,147,483,647. If you enter 0, WSS Software pings continuously
until you interrupt the command.
dnf Enables the Do Not Fragment bit in the ping packet to prevent the
packet from being fragmented.
flood Sends new ping packets as quickly as replies are received, or 100
times per second, whichever is greater.
Note: Use the flood option sparingly. This option creates a lot of
traffic and can affect other traffic on the network.
interval
time
Time interval between ping packets, in milliseconds. You can
specify from 100 through 10,000.
size size Packet size, in bytes. You can specify from 56 through 65,507.
Note: Because the switch adds header information, the ICMP
packet size is 8 bytes larger than the size you specify.
source-ip ip-addr
IP address, in dotted decimal notation, to use as the source IP
address in the ping packets.
source-ip vlan-name
VLAN name to use as the ping source. WSS Software uses the IP
address configured on the VLAN as the source IP address in the
ping packets.