ping
Syntax
Description
This command issues an ICMP ping command on the management network.
Options
Parameter | Description | Range | Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|
hostname | The name of the host to ping | A valid resolvable hostname | None |
ip_address | The IP address of the host to ping | Standard dotted decimal notation (for example, 192.168.0.100) | None |
count number | The number of pings to send out | 1 to 2,147,483,647 | 5 |
size number | This is the size of the ICMP packet data. An ICMP packet consists of an 8-byte ICMP header followed by the ICMP packet data, all encapsulated within an IP datagram. This parameter specifies the size of the ICMP packet data. | 0 to 65,507 A value of 0 results in an IP packet size of 64 bytes. A value of 65,507 results in an IP packet size of 65,535 bytes. | 56 |
Required Privilege Level
Sample Output
The following command pings the specified host with an ICMP packet data size of 1472.
bti7800# ping 10.10.1.100 size 1472 PING 10.10.1.100 (10.10.1.100) 1472(1500) bytes of data. 1480 bytes from 10.10.1.100: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.214 ms 1480 bytes from 10.10.1.100: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.188 ms 1480 bytes from 10.10.1.100: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.238 ms 1480 bytes from 10.10.1.100: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.232 ms 1480 bytes from 10.10.1.100: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.243 ms --- 10.10.1.100 ping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4001ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.188/0.223/0.243/0.020 ms bti7800#
