Dell PowerEdge FN I/O Module Command Line Reference Guide 9.10(0.0)

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ping

Test connectivity between the system and another device by sending echo requests and waiting for replies.

Syntax

ping host

Parameters

host

Enter the host name or the destination IP address of the device to which you are testing connectivity.

Command Modes

EXEC
EXEC Privilege

Supported Modes

All Modes

Command History

Version	Description
9.9(0.0)	Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.4(0.0)	Supported on the FN I/O Aggregator.

Usage Information

When you enter the ping command without specifying an IP address (Extended Ping), you are prompted for a target IP address, a repeat count, a datagram size (up to 1500 bytes), a timeout (in seconds), and for Extended Commands. For information on the ICMP message codes that return from a ping command, refer to Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Message Types .

Example (IPv4)

Dell#ping 172.31.1.255
                                             
                                             Type Ctrl-C to abort.
                                             
                                             Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 172.31.1.255, timeout is 2 seconds:
                                             Reply to request 1 from 172.31.1.208 0 ms
                                             Reply to request 1 from 172.31.1.216 0 ms
                                             Reply to request 1 from 172.31.1.205 16 ms
                                             ::
                                             Reply to request 5 from 172.31.1.209 0 ms
                                             Reply to request 5 from 172.31.1.66 0 ms
                                             Reply to request 5 from 172.31.1.87 0 ms
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