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ping
This command sends ICMP echo request packets to another node on the
network.
Syntax
ping host [size size] [count count]
• host - IP address or IP alias of the host.
• count - Number of packets to send. (Range: 1-16, default: 5)
• size - Number of bytes in a packet. (Range: 32-512, default: 32)
The actual packet size will be eight bytes larger than the size
specified because the switch adds header information.
Default Setting
This command has no default for the host.
Command Mode
Normal Exec, Privileged Exec
Command Usage
• Use the ping command to see if another site on the network can be
reached.
• 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.