ping
The ping command pings a remote IP address.
Syntax
ping <ip-address> [if-name:vlan] [source-ip]
Arguments
<ip-address> - Enter the IP address of host to ping
<if-name:vlan> - Enter the network interface and vlan that the system must use to send out the ping. The system uses vlan 0 if unspecified. This is an optional argument.
<source-ip> - Enter the source IP address to use. This is an optional argument.
Note:
This command sends ICMP echo messages, and displays:- minimum round trip time (RTT)
- maximum RTT
- average RTT
- number of packets transmitted
- number of packets received
- percentage of packets lost
The default ping timeout is 64ms.
Note:
The system does not allow you to ping from a secondary SBC media interface, presenting a warning if you try. This prevents you from creating conflicts in the resolution of your interfaces in neighboring switches.Mode
Superuser
Example
ORACLE# ping 100.20.11.30