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Pinging
To ensure that the Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series has connectivity to
the network, ping a device you know is connected to this network.
ping command
The ping command tests the network connection to another network
device. The command sends an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
packet from the switch to the target device. The local IP address must be
set before issuing the ping command. See "Assigning and clearing IP
addresses" (page 178) for information on setting IP addresses.
The syntax for the ping command is:
ping <XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX> [datasize <64-4096>]
[{count <1-9999>} | continuous] [{timeout | -t} <1-120>]
[interval <1-60>] [debug]
The ping command is executed in the User Exec command mode.
Table 51 "ping command parameters and variables" (page 183) describes
the parameters and variables for the ping command.
Table 51
ping command parameters and variables
Parameters and
variables
Description
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX Specify the IP address of the target device in
dotted-decimal notation.
datasize
<64-4096>
Specifies the size of the ICMP packet to be sent. The
data size range is from 64 to 4096 bytes.
{count <1-9999> }
| continuous
Sets the number of ICMP packets to be sent. The
continuous mode sets the ping running until the user
interrupts it by entering Ctrl-C.
{timeout | -t}
<1-120>
Set the timeout using either the timeout or -t
parameter followed by the number of seconds the switch
must wait before timing out.
interval <1-60>
Specifies the number of seconds between transmitted
packets.
debug
Provides additional output information such as ICMP
sequence number and trip time.
If the device receives the packet, it sends a ping reply. When the switch
receives the reply, it displays a message indicating that the specified IP
address is being used. If no reply is received, a message indicates that the
address is not responding.
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series
Overview — System Configuration
NN47215-500 (323162-B) 02.02 Standard
4.1 19 November 2007
Copyright © 2007, Nortel Networks
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