SMC Networks SMC2555W-AG Network Router User Manual


 
General Commands
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ping
This command sends ICMP echo request packets to another
node on the network.
Syntax
ping <host_name | ip_address>
host_name - Alias of the host.
ip_address - IP address of the host.
Default Setting
None
Command Mode
Exec
Command Usage
Use the ping command to see if another site on the network
can be reached.
The following are some results of the ping command:
Normal response - The normal response occurs in one to
ten seconds, depending on network traffic.
Destination does not respond - If the host does not
respond, a “timeout” appears in ten seconds.
Destination unreachable - The gateway for this destination
indicates that the destination is unreachable.
Network or host unreachable - The gateway found no
corresponding entry in the route table.
Press <Esc> to stop pinging.
Example
SMC-AP#ping 10.1.0.19
192.168.1.19 is alive
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