Cisco Systems 1.0 (1) How to Use the PathPing Utility

Cisco Support Tools 1.0 User Guide How to Use the PathPing Utility 251
How to Use the PathPing Utility
Use the PathPing utility as a route tracing tool that combines features of the Ping and
Tracert utilities with additional information that neither of those tools provides (for
example QOS testing).
To Access PathPing from the Dashboard
To run PathPing from the Support Tools Dashboard:
1. Use the System Select screen to select the system you want to work with.
2. From the Dashboard menu, select Cisco Common Tools > PathPing.
3. In the Arguments field, enter desired arguments, as described in the Using
section below.
Note: When entering arguments, the strings command is already implied. Do
not enter it in the Arguments field.
4. Specify the command duration time or accept the default (60 seconds). This is
the amount of time the command will attempt to run before terminating.
5. If desired, check Elevate Command Priority. This ensures the command will run
regardless of the level of server activity.
6. If desired, check Elevate Command Priority. This ensures the command will run
regardless of the level of server activity.
7. Click the Run button.
Using PathPing
Syntax
pathping [-n] [-h maximum_hops] [-g host-list] [-p period] [-q
num_queries] [-w timeout] [-t] [-R] [-r] target_name
Command Line Options
The options for PathPing are:
-n: Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.