Cisco Support Tools 1.0 User Guide How to Use the Ping Utility 253
How to Use the Ping Utility Use the Ping utility to verify IP-level connectivity. When troubleshooting, you can use
Ping to send an ICMP echo request to a target host name or IP address. Use Ping
whenever you need to verify that a host computer can connect to the TCP/IP
network and network resources. You can also use Ping to isolate network hardware
problems and incompatible configurations.
To Access Ping from the Dashboard
To run Ping 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 > Ping.
3. In the Arguments field, enter desired arguments, as described in the Using
section below.
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. Click the Run button.
Using Ping
Syntax
ping [-t] [-a] [-n count] [-l size] [-f] [-i TTL] [-v TOS] [-r count] [-
s count] [[-j host-list] | [-k host-list]][-w timeout] destination-list
Command Line Options
The options for Ping are:
-t: Ping the specified host until stopped. To see statistics and continue - type
Control-Break; To stop - type Control-C.
-a: Resolve addresses to hostnames.