Dell PowerConnect 3548 Command Line Interface Guide - Page 415

System Management ping The ping User EXEC mode command sends ICMP echo request packets to another node on the network. Syntax • ping ip-address | hostname [size packet_size] [count packet_count] [timeout time_out] • ping ipv6 {ipv6-address | hostname} [size packet_size] [count packet_count] [timeout time_out]ip-address - IP address to ping. • ipv6 - IPv6 checks the network connectivity. • ip4-address - Destination host IPv4 address. • ipv6-address - Unicast or multicast IPv6 address to ping. When the IPv6 address is a Link Local address (IPv6Z address), the outgoing interface name must be specified. Refer to the usage guidelines for the interface name syntax.hostname - Host name to ping. (Range: 1 158 characters) • packet_size - Number of bytes in a packet. The actual packet size is eight bytes larger than the specified size specified because the device adds header information. (Range: 56 - 1472 bytes) • packet_count - Number of packets to send. If 0 is entered, it pings until stopped. (Range: 0 65535 packets) • time_out - Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply. (Range: 50 - 65535 milliseconds) Default Configuration • Default packet size is 56 bytes. • Default number of packets to send is 4. • Default timeout value is 2000 milliseconds. Command Mode User EXEC mode. System Management 415