ping

Last Updated : Nov 06, 2012 |

Sends ICMP packets to a target system. The ping command is useful for checking host reachability and network connectivity.

Prolog information

Metadata

Keywords:

Syntax

ping host [interval [size[timeout[source_address]]]]

Parameter	Description	Possible Values	Default Value
host	The IP address of the target system
interval	The number of seconds between successive ICMP packets	1-256	1
size	The size, in bytes, of the packet sent when pinging	22-65500	50
timeout	The timeout in seconds	1-10
source_address	IP address from which to send the ICMP packets

read-only

general

To send test 50-byte packets to IP address 192.168.49.1 from IP address 192.168.49.4 every 3 seconds, timing out after 5 seconds:

Gxxx-001(super)# ping 192.168.49.1 3 50 5 192.168.49.4

Send Feedback