Command Reference Guide Basic Mode Command Set
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The following is a list of available extended ping fields with descriptions:
Target IP address Specifies the IP address of the system to ping.
Repeat Count Specifies the number of ping packets to send to the system
(valid range: 1 to 1,000,000).
Datagram Size Specifies the size (in bytes) of the ping packet (valid range: 1 to 1448).
Timeout in Seconds Specifies the timeout period after which a ping is considered unsuccessful
(valid range: 1 to 5 seconds).
Extended Commands Specifies whether additional commands are desired for more ping
configuration parameters.
Source Address (or interface) Specifies the IP address to use as the source address in the ECHO_REQ
packets.
Data Pattern Specifies an alphanumeric string to use (the ASCII equivalent) as the data
pattern in the ECHO_REQ packets.
Sweep Range of Sizes Varies the sizes of the ECHO_REQ packets transmitted.
Sweep Min Size Specifies the minimum size of the ECHO_REQ packet
(valid range: 0 to 1448).
Sweep Max Size Specifies the maximum size of the ECHO_REQ packet
(valid range: Sweep Min Size to 1448).
Sweep Interval Specifies the interval used to determine packet size when performing the
sweep (valid range: 1 to 1448).
Verbose Output Specifies an extended result s output.
Usage Examples
The following is an example of a successful ping command:
>ping
Target IP address:192.168.0.30
Repeat count[1-10000 00]:5
Datagram Size [1-1000000]:100
Timeout in seconds [1-5]:2
Extended Commands? [y or n]:n
Type CTRL+C to abort.
Legend: '!' = Success '?' = Unknown host '$' = Invalid host address
'*' = Request timed out '-' = Destination host unreachable
'x' = TTL expired in transit
Pinging 192.168.0.30 with 100 bytes of data:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5) roun d- tr ip min /a vg / m ax = 19/20.8/25 ms