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NetStructure™ 480T Routing Switch User Guide
Real-time Basic Connectivity
Checking
Use these commands to check basic connectivity:
• ping
• traceroute
Ping
You can use the ping command to send Internet Control Message
Protocol (ICMP) echo messages to a remote IP device. The
ping
command is available for both the user and administrator privilege
level.
The
ping command syntax is:
ping {continuous} {start-size <start_size> {- end-
size <end_size>}} [<ip_address> | <hostname>] {from
<src_address>} {with record-route}
Options for the ping command are described in Table 5.6. Press the
Tab key in the command line interface for more command options.
Table 5.6: Ping Command Parameters
Parameter Description
continuous
Specifies Internet Control Message Protocol
(ICMP) echo messages to be sent
continuously. To interrupt this option, press
any key.
size <n>
Specifies the size of the ICMP request. If both
start-size and end-size are specified,
ICMP requests are transmitted using
increments of 1 byte per packet. If no
end-
size is specified, packets of start-size are
sent.
<ipaddress>
Specifies the IP address of the host.
<hostname>
Specifies the name of the host. To use the
hostname, first configure DNS.