Cisco Systems SPS208G Switch User Manual


 
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SPS208G/SPS224G4/SPS2024 Command Line Interface Reference Guide 436
System Management Commands
ping
The ping User EXEC mode command sends ICMP echo request packets to
another node on the network.
Syntax
ping {
ip-address
|
hostname
}[size
packet_size
] [count
packet_count
] [timeout
time_out
]
Parameters
ip-address
— IP address to ping.
hostname —
Host name to ping. (Range: 1-158 characters)
packet_size
— Number of bytes in a packet. The actual packet size is eight
bytes larger than the specified size specified because the device adds
header information. (Range: 56-1472 bytes)
packet_count
— Number of packets to send. If 0 is entered, it pings until
stopped. (Range: 0-65535 packets)
time_out
— Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply. (Range: 50-
65535 milliseconds)
Default Configuration
Default packet size is 56 bytes.
Default number of packets to send is.
Default timeout value is 2000 milliseconds.