HP 6120XG ProCurve Series 6120 Blade Switches Management and Configuration Gui - Page 576

Troubleshooting Diagnostic Tools Number of Packets to Send is the number of times you want the switch to attempt to test a connection. Timeout in Seconds is the number of seconds to allow per attempt to test a connection before determining that the current attempt has failed. To halt a Link or Ping test before it concludes, click on the Stop button. To reset the screen to its default settings, click on the Defaults button. CLI: Ping Test The Ping (Packet InterNet Groper) test uses Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo requests and ICMP echo replies to determine if another device is alive. It also measures the amount of time it takes to receive a reply from the specified destination. The Ping command has several extended commands that allow advanced checking of destination availability. Syntax: ping [repetitions ] [timeout ] [source | | oobm] [data-size ] [data-fill ] ping6 [repetitions ] [timeout ] [source | | oobm] [data-size ] [data-fill ] Sends ICMP echo requests to determine if another device is alive. Note: For information about ping6, see the "IPv6 Configuration Guide" for your switch. Target IP address or hostname of the destination node being pinged. repetitions Number of ping packets sent to the destination address. Default: 1 timeout Timeout interval in seconds; the ECHO REPLY must be received before this time interval expires for the Ping to be successful. Default: 5 C-58